George Roden letters, 1861-1864.

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George Roden letters, 1861-1864.

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Consists of twenty eight letters sent by George Roden, Jr., 1st Sergeant in the 2nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment, Co. K., to his family in Newark, N.J., dating from August 28, 1861 to May 13, 1864.

.20 linear ft. (1 half-size archival box)

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Roden, George, Jr. b. 1841.

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The son of English immigrants who settled in Newark, N.J., George Roden, at age 21 enlisted as a 1st Sergeant in Company K, 2nd New Jersey Infantry, a regiment in Gen. Phillip Kearny's 1st Brigade. Stationed in northern Virginia during its active service, the 2nd New Jersey was involved in several important engagements including the Union defeat at Blackburn's Ford, June, 1861, and as a reserve regiment at the First Battle of Bull Run (or, the First Battle of Manassas) which took place on July 2...

Roden family

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United States. Army. New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)

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New Jersey. Militia. Middlesex Brigade. Kearny Guards

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