Letters, 1861-1864.

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Letters, 1861-1864.

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Union soldier. Letters written home by Eastman while serving with the 2nd Battery (Nim's Battery) of Massachusetts Volunteer Light Artillery during the Civil War, from Camp Adams and Quincy, Mass., Baltimore, Md., Fortress Monroe, Va., and New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La. Includes descriptions of freedmen, camp life, comments on the course of the war, especially local engagements, and opinions and criticisms of senior officers such as George B. McClellan and Nathaniel P. Banks.

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McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885

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George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and later left the Army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Early in the conflict, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role i...

Banks, Nathaniel Prentice, 1816-1894

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Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, and his oratorical skills were noted by the Democratic Party. However, his abolitionist views fitted him better for the nascent Republican Party, through which he became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Massachusetts ...

Eastman, William H., 1839-1912.

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