Letters, 1861-1864.

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Letters, 1861-1864.

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Letters from Edward J. Noyes of Lowell, Mass. from the field during his service in the Civil War, to his family, in particular to Joseph L. Noyes. Topics discussed include Noyes's frustration at his position as a non-commissioned officer in the Third Mass. Volunteer Cavalry and his subsequent lack of pay; descriptions of outpost duty at New Orleans; his move to the First Texas Vol. Cavalry as a commissioned officer in Nov. 1862; and descriptions of an unsuccessful expedition to Galveston and various other posts in Texas.

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