Papers, 1860-1915.

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Papers, 1860-1915.

Letters and a two-volume diary, written by Lt. John Sanford, 31st Regiment of the Connecticut Infantry. Sanford volunteered as color bearer in May 1862, and was promoted to Lieutenant in the Army of the Potomac in 1864. In 1865 he was sent to Texas in anticipation of trouble with Emperor Maximilian. The letters were written to his mother and sister from various places in the South, and mention marches, fighting, other names of soldiers, news of Lincoln's assassination, court martials, and depredations of the Union soldiers. The diary covers the years 1864-1866.

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Lieutenant in the 31st Connecticut Infantry Regiment during Civil War. From the description of Papers, 1860-1915. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32878976 ...

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