Civil War collection, 1861-1865.

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Civil War collection, 1861-1865.

Military papers and personal letters including correspondence of James L. Christman and his wife Mrs. Harriet Christman, Montgomery County, N.Y., concerning his military service in Virginia, 1864-1865; letters from Sidney Churchill to his mother Mrs. Mary Churchill, Matteawan, N.Y., while serving in Maryland, Virginia, Savannah, and New Orleans, 1862-1865; morning reports, 1862-1865, and clothing accounts, 1863-1864, of the 56th Regiment, New York State Volunteers; record of ammunition issued from Confederate States Naval Laboratory, Richmond, Va., 1861-1865; and miscellaneous military papers, passes, discharges, and orders.

3 v., ca. 135 items.

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Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site (Newburgh, N.Y.)

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Collecting area: Revolutionary War history in the Hudson Valley. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155527162 ...

Churchill, Sidney John Alexander, 1862-1921

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British consul general at Naples and author. From the description of Letters received, 1891-(1946) (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 77594562 British Consul General at Palermo and Naples, 1898-1918, authority on Italian goldsmithing, and author of many articles and monographs. From the description of Sidney John Alexander Churchill papers 1473-1946. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83321771 British Consul General at Naples, a...

Confederate States of America. Navy

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Built in Philadelphia as the Habana, the CSS Sumter was originally used as a blockade runner in New Orleans. In 1861, she was purchased for use by the Confederate Government. Under the command of Raphael Semmes, she captured a number of Union flag merchant ships off the coasts of Cuba and South America, as well as other locations in the western hemisphere. When her boilers became unfit for use and repairs and supplies could not be obtained, she was sold at public auction at Gibraltar on December...

United States. Army. Regiment, New York State Volunteers, 56th.

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Christman, James L.

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Christman, Harriet.

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