Thirza Finch diary and copybook, 1858-1870.

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Thirza Finch diary and copybook, 1858-1870.

The Finch diary and copybook contains Thriza Finch's sporadic (or selected) diary entries from 1858-1870, plus copies of letters written to Thirza and other family members from her brothers who served in the Civil War.

480 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7146605

William L. Clements Library

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Finch, Madison, 1835-1917.

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Finch, Edwin, 1846-1870.

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Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...

Early, Jubal, 1816-1894.

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Finch, Foster M., 1839-1885.

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Finch, Thirza, 1831-1872.

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Finch, Edwin, 1846-1870 Rank : Pvt. Regiment : 15th New York Cavalry Regiment (1863-1865) Service : 1863 September-1865 Finch, Foster M., 1839-1885 Rank : Pvt. Regiment : 7th New York Artillery Regiment (Heavy) (1862-1865) Service : 1863 July-1865 Finch, Madison, 1835-1917 Rank : Pvt. Regiment : C.S.A. Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 4th. Co. A (1861-1865) S...

Finch, John, d. 1862.

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Finch, Richmond, b. 1837.

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