Brooks family papers, 1861-1865.

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Brooks family papers, 1861-1865.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247037561

The collection consists chiefly of letters to and from William H. Brooks, Jesse S. Camac and members of the Brooks family. Content is usually personal and/or familial as related to service in the Union forces. Approximately 10 of the letters contain personal accounts of some of the routine, campaigns and battles of the Civil War. The collection contains some envelopes with Civil War patriotic covers, as well as a Bible, and an express receipt.

ca. 45 items.

Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7136046

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Brooks, William H. (William Hathorne), 1805-1877

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Camac, Jesse S.

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Brooks family.

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Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862

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General in Civil War. From the description of Letter : Harrison's Landing, to Gov. Olden, Trenton, N.J., 1862 July 21. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28886059 American soldier and general for the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861-1865). From the description of Letter, 1845. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435278 Nephew of Stephen Kearny, Philip was educated at Columbia Law School. He entered the military in 1836 and served in the...