Edward Augustus Wild papers, 1861-1864 [manuscript].

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Edward Augustus Wild papers, 1861-1864 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25723803

The collection includes correspondence, lists, and a military directive relating to African-American federal troops and Confederate guerillas in northeastern North Carolina, 1863-1864, and miscellaneous material relating to Company A, 1st Massachusetts Infantry. Union Brigadier General Edward Augustus Wild is the central figure in the papers.

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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. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)

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Wild, Edward Augustus, 1825-1891

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Edward Augustus Wild of Brookline, Mass., was a federal officer with the 1st Massachusetts Infantry, 1861-1862; 35th Massachusetts Infantry, 1862-1863; and with the African Brigade (1863-1865), a brigade formed from the 55th Massachusetts Regiment (colored) and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd North Carolina (colored) regiments. From the description of Edward Augustus Wild papers, 1861-1864 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25723803 Army officer. From the description of Edw...

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United States. Army

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