Civil War collection, 1862-1915.

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Civil War collection, 1862-1915.

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Letters, pension records and other military documents of Civil War veterans, including a letter of S.H. Mahaffy and T.A. Mahaffy to "Cousin Nette" describing the second inauguration of Lincoln, 1865. Letters (photocopies) from William H. Platt and his brother Jesse K. Platt, to their father on Long Island, while serving in the 5th, 127th and 146th regiments, New York Volunteers, (Zouave regiments), describe battles, marches, camp life and William's capture by Confederate forces, imprisonment, and eventual release in a prisoner exchange. Also discharge and pension papers, estate papers and miscellaneous documents of William Platt; and Civil War era paper currency.

.2 cubic ft.

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New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Port Jefferson Historical Society.

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John Richard Mather and his son John were shipbuilders in Port Jefferson. John R. Mather's house on Prospect Street in Port Jefferson (ca. 1840) is now operated as the Mather House Museum by the Port Jefferson Historical Society. From the description of Family papers, M, 1845-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155564259 The Dedio House was relocated and restored by the Port Jefferson Historical Society, 1974-1976, and now stands next to the much larger Mather House, which ...

United States. Army. New York Regiment, 5th.

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United States. Army. New York Regiment, 127th.

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Mahaffy, T. A.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

United States. Army. New York Regiment, 146th.

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Mahaffy, S. H.

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Platt, William H. H.

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Platt, Jesse K.

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