Civil War letter of William H. Owen, 1862 Oct. 26.

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Civil War letter of William H. Owen, 1862 Oct. 26.

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Letter, with accompanying envelope, written from camp near Antietam, Md., includes descriptions of mess arrangements, soldiers' diet, a night Owen spent sitting up with a ward of severely ill soldiers, and regiment's movement from Boston to Washington by steamer with the 36th Massachusetts; together with a listing of officers for which the 20th Maine Infantry is serving.

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 36th (1862-1865)

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United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 20th (1862-1865)

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Owen, William H., b. circa 1842.

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Resident of Milo, Me.; enlisted 1862, as corporal, in the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment; wounded 1864 at the Wilderness, Va., and again in 1864 at Peebles Farm, Va.; 1864, promoted to sergeant; discharged, 1865. From the description of Civil War letter of William H. Owen, 1862 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 166141638 ...