Lucas family papers, 1855-1873 [manuscript].

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Lucas family papers, 1855-1873 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25453346

Chiefly letters from Major John H. Lucas to his brothers while he was serving with the 1st New Jersey Cavalry, 1861-1863. Brother Robert apparently remained on the family farm in Columbus during the war; George and Miles seem to have fought with other regiments. There are also a few letters to John Lucas from his brothers and from the brothers to other relatives, as well as a few letters to the Lucas brothers from friends. All of these letters discuss camp life, troop movements, and family news. Also included are two school compositions, dated 20 April 1855, written by Mary M. Wilson; two letters from 1859 by Edward Wilson, one to his mother and one to his sister; and a brief Wilson family genealogy. There are also two testimonials relating to John H. Lucas's death and a handwritten copy of John H. Lucas's war record.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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United States. Army. New Jersey Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)

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Wilson family.

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Lucas family.

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Brothers John H., Robert, George, and Miles Lucas, farmers of Columbus, Burlington County, N.J., and, except for Robert, soldiers in New Jersey regiments during the Civil War, and Mary M. and Edward Wilson, also of Columbus, who were friends or relatives of the Lucases. From the description of Lucas family papers, 1855-1873 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25453346 ...

Lucas, Robert, fl. 1861-1868.

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Wilson, Edward, fl. 1859.

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Lucas, George, fl. 1861-1873.

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Lucas, Miles, fl. 1861-1863.

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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...

Lucas, John H., d. 1863.

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Corey, Sallie B.

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Wilson, Mary M., fl. 1855.

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