Papers, 1840-1862.

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Papers, 1840-1862.

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Papers of the Goodwin family, especially the correspondence and papers of Richard Chapman Goodwin. Papers include several compositions of R.C. Goodwin while a student at Boston Latin School; letters between his parents Lucy and Ozias Goodwin; and letters to his family during his travels in England, France, and Italy. While serving as a captain in the Massachusetts Volunteers, 2nd Regiment, Goodwin wrote extensively to his mother of the conduct of commanding officers N.P. Banks, George Gordon, and George McClellan, and of camp life and troop movements until his death at the Battle of Cedar Mountain. Newspapers and correspondence following Goodwin's death relate the events of the battle and convey condolences to the Goodwin family. Additional correspondents were Goodwin's brother Ozias, and sisters Eliza Goodwin and Lucy Goodwin Wadsworth.

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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 ...

Boston Latin School (Mass.)

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Goodwin, Richard Chapman, 1834-1862.

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Gordon, George H. (George Henry), 1825?-1886

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American army officer. From the description of Letter signed : Folly Island, SC, to Major General H.W. Halleck, 1863 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269597316 ...

Goodwin, Ozias, 1794-1862.

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Goodwin, Lucy.

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Wadsworth, Lucy Goodwin, 1811-

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Goodwin, Ozias, 1837-1878.

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Goodwin, Eliza, 1835-

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Goodwin family.

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