Nathaniel Bowditch memorial collection, 1851-1886.

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Nathaniel Bowditch memorial collection, 1851-1886.

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Materials relating to the life of Lieut. Nathaniel Bowditch, who was killed at the Battle of Kelly's Ford in the Civil War, compiled by his father Henry I. Bowditch. Includes: "Brief memoranda of our martyr soldiers who fell during the great rebellion of the 19th century," a scrapbook compiled in 1875 of memorabilia of Massachusetts soldiers who died in the Civil War; a 4-vol. set of memorabilia of Nathaniel, mostly correspondence of family members and sympathy letters on his death. Vol. II also contains remarks by James F. Clarke at Nat's funeral and eyewitness accounts of the Battle of Kelly's Ford. Vol. IV contains material related to HIB's work as a special inspector for the Sanitary Commission. (Cont.) Also, a 1-vol. memorial to Katharine Day Putnam; an oversize "Memorials of Lieut. Nathaniel Bowditch," an illuminated biography with testimonials to his bravery, lettered and illustrated by Boston artist Frank Henry Shapleigh; another 1-vol. "Memorial, " written by HIB, with a narrative biography and copies of family correspondence; and a 1-vol. "Waifs, " a scrapbook of clippings, mostly poetry about the Civil War. Family members include Nat's mother Olivia Y., his sister Olivia Y., and brothers Edward and Vincent Y. Bowditch.

8 v. and 1 oversize v.

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United States Sanitary Commission

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The United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the United States Army (Federal / Northern / Union Army) during the American Civil War. It operated across the North, raised an estimated $25 million in Civil War era revenue (assuming 1865 dollars, $422.66 million in 2021) and in-kind contributions to support the cause, and enlisted thousands of volunteers. The president was Henry Whit...

Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888

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James Freeman Clarke (April 4, 1810 – June 8, 1888) was an American theologian and author. Born in Hanover, New Hampshire, on April 4, 1810, James Freeman Clarke was the son of Samuel Clarke and Rebecca Parker Hull, though he was raised by his grandfather James Freeman, minister at King's Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended the Boston Latin School, and later graduated from Harvard College in 1829, and Harvard Divinity School in 1833. Ordained into the Unitarian church he first became...

Shapleigh, Frank H., 1842?-1906

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Bowditch, Olivia Yardley, 1842-1928.

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Bowditch, Vincent Yardley, 1852-1929

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Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1839-1863.

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Bowditch, Edward, 1847-1929.

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Putnam, Katharine Day, 1844-1875.

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Bowditch, Olivia Yardley, 1816-1890.

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Bowditch family.

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Bowditch, Henry I. (Henry Ingersoll), 1808-1892

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Henry Ingersoll Bowditch, the son of Nathaniel Bowditch and Mary Ingersoll Bowditch, was a physician, author and abolitionist from Salem, Massachusetts. From the description of Life in the woods for a fortnight : or a trip to Katahdin & Moosehead Lake in the summer of 1856. 1856. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 704274320 U.S. specialist in diseases of the chest. From the description of Henry Ingersoll Bowditch letter, 1882, Apr. 7, Boston, to Dr. S. McMurtry. ...