Edwin C. Hall papers, 1862-1881.

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Edwin C. Hall papers, 1862-1881.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32182767

This collection contains the letters and associated writings of Edwin Clifton Hall (1845-1913) who served as a volunteer in the Civil War from Brookfield, Vermont. Most of the documents are the letters he wrote home from the front to his parents in Brookfield. It also contains accounts of his experiences with the 15th and 10th Regiments, Vermont Volunteers, as well as material he wrote after the end of the war. The collection includes typescripts of all of Hall's Civil War letters and articles. The typescripts were made by his great grandson William C. Hall.

66 linear feet (2 boxes and one flat folder)

Vermont Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7338551

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