Papers, 1861-1879.

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Papers, 1861-1879.

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Primarily Civil War letters and clippings of Stevens discussing camp life in Maryland, Virginia, and South Carolina; the activities of the regimental band; the use of observation balloons by the Union Army; religious services; contrabands; the siege of Yorktown, and the fighting at Williamsburg, Va., 1862, and the siege of Charleston and the bombardment of Fort Sumter, S.C.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6998564

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)

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Stevens, Benjamin Franklin, 1833-1902

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American-born bookseller and bibliographer in England. From the description of Facsimile of an autograph letter signed, with an appended autograph note signed : London, to J.W. Dean of Boston, librarian and genealogist, 1886 Jan. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874706 Machinist and Union soldier serving in the band of the 1st Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers; from Tilton (Belknap Co.), N.H. From the description of Papers, 1861-1879. (Duke University Librar...

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...