Letters of Joseph M. Chambers, 1858-1865 ( bulk 1864-1865 )

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Letters of Joseph M. Chambers, 1858-1865 ( bulk 1864-1865 )

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Chambers, an accomplished letter writer and a keen observer, faithfully recounted his war experiences and political concerns (he was a bit skeptical about abolitionist sympathies of his friends back home and rather ambivalent about Abraham Lincoln's reelection, preferring a "peace candidate").The letters cover the period from July 2, 1864 to July 14, 1865.

21 autograph letters.

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United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 38th (1864-1865)

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Chambers, Joseph M., fl. 1860-1865.

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Joseph M. Chambers, born into a large farming family with extensive connections in Illinois and Pennsylvania, enlisted in the Union Army at Monroe, Green County, Wis. in April 1864. The 38th Regiment was organized at Madison, Wis. and was immediately dispatched to Virginia. Joseph's uncle, Chambers V. Mussen, served in the same regiment, although in a different company. With his regiment, Chambers fought at Cold Harbor and Petersburg. Chambers's writing and accounting skills (he had attended sch...