Papers, 1862-1865.

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Papers, 1862-1865.

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Personal letters and diaries. Letters concern Thompson's reactions to Southern institutions, morals among Union soldiers, the demoralization of camp life, illnesses among the soldiers, political activities in army circles, conditions in the camps, daily activities, the use of black troops, Thompson's garrison duty in North Carolina, and military activities along the North Carolina coast. The diary, written mainly during the last year of the war, is similar in content to the letters.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6996836

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Thompson, Henry J. H., b. 1832.

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Union soldier, member of the 15th Connecticut Infantry Regiment, from Fair Haven, Conn. From the description of Papers, 1862-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20188658 ...

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...

United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 15th (1862-1865)

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