Papers of James Nowland, 1847-1924 (bulk 1848-1885).

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Papers of James Nowland, 1847-1924 (bulk 1848-1885).

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Personal correspondence of James Nowland, chiefly letters written by him to his father and sisters back in England and his wife Helen Augusta Parker Nowland. The letters detail his life in Maine and New Brunswick and recount his Civil War experience. Also included is a copy of the General Order No. 1 issued by Winfield Scott as the commander of the army in Mexico (1847, Jan. 15), and a few family documents.

69 pieces.1 box.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Nowland, James, 1809-1886.

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James Nowland of Liverpool, England, moved the United States in 1847 and settled down in Houlton, Aroostook Co., Maine. In 1854, he sold his farm, and in 1856 worked as a clerk in the shipping office of a timber firm in St. John, New Brunswick. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Nowland left Canada to join the 15th Regiment of Maine Volunteer Infantry, obtaining a commission of the regimental adjutant. Until March of 1862, the regiment was attached to Butler's New Orleans Expeditionary Corps, and...

United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 15th (1862-1866)

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