Elias Brady papers, 1862-1864.

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Elias Brady papers, 1862-1864.

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Letters written home by Elias Brady and Harris Gass. The majority of the letters are from Elias Brady to his wife, Martha Gass Brady, sister of Harris Gass and daughter of John Gass. The letters, written from Kentucky, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Chattanooga, Tenn., discuss picket duty, camp life, troop movements, prisoner exchange, foraging, confiscating food, and news of casualties. Also included are letters from Harris Gass to John Gass at Rainsville, Ind., and copies of the Indiana state records of the military service of the two men.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 86th (1862-1865)

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Brady, Martha, fl. 1862-1863.

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United States. Army

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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...

Gass, Harris, fl. 1862.

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Gass, John, fl. 1862.

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Brady, Elias, 1837?-1863.

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Elias Brady of Warren County, Ind., enlisted as a musician in Company D, 86th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Army of the Cumberland, in August 1862. He served until he died of smallpox in December 1863. His brother-in-law, Lieutenant Harris Gass, also served with the 86th. From the description of Elias Brady papers, 1862-1864. WorldCat record id: 26243184 Elias Brady of Rainsville, Warren County, Ind., enlisted as a musician in Company D, 86th Indiana Volunteer Infantr...