Papers. 1860-1864.

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Papers. 1860-1864.

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Letters from Russell to his daughter, Serena Ellen Russell, describing camp life, food, health conditions, desertion from the Union Army, immorality, runaway slaves, morale, prisoners, army hospitals, troop movements, the fighting at Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) and shirmishes at Williamsport (Md.) in 1861, and Ellen Mary (Marcy) McClellan, wife of General George B. McClellan, attending soldiers at Academy Hospital, Chambersburg, Pa. A detailed daily journal, October 1, 1861-January 1, 1862, describes similar topics. Also included are sketches of the skirmish area along the Potomac River at Williamsport and of the Union Army camp site at Falmouth, Va.; and a list of the army daily regimental calls.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Russell, Lauramann Howe.

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Union soldier; ward-master, 13th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers; from Marlboro (Middlesex Co.), Mass. From the description of Papers. 1860-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20273078 ...

United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861-1864)

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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...

McClellan, Ellen Marcy, 1838-1907

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Ellen McClellan was the wife of General George McClellan. From the description of Letters to Mary Shipman, undated. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 35682485 ...