Civil War letters, 1862-1868.

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Civil War letters, 1862-1868.

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This collection includes correspondence, diaries, and military documents. There are three folders of correspondence, 1863-1865, from Edmund Mills Barton mainly to his mother, Maria W. Bullard Barton. (The handwriting is difficult to read.) There is a folder of letters, 1862-1865, from George Edward Barton to his parents and a folder of correspondence, 1862-1868, to George Edward Barton chiefly from his mother. There is a folder of military documents, 1863-1865, which record the issuance of equipment and supplies to the 57th Massachusetts Volunteers. Finally there are four diaries, 1863-1865, kept by Edmund Mills Barton in which he records his activities with the United States Sanitary Commission.

1 box.4 v. ; octavo.

American Antiquarian Society

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American Antiquarian Society

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