Robert Charlton Mitchell family papers, 1805-[1926?] (bulk 1861-1895).

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Robert Charlton Mitchell family papers, 1805-[1926?] (bulk 1861-1895).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34289277

Contains Mitchell's military commissions as captain and major and a few documents from his service during the Civil War. Includes four publications from the reunions of: the Society of the Fifty-First Regiment of the Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, the 7th Regiment of the New York National Guard, the 49th Pennsylvania Volunteers, and the Society of the Army of the Potomac. Collection also contains genealogies of the Mitchell and Gaff families, photographs and other family documents.

0.4 cubic ft. (2 boxes).

Cincinnati History Library, Cincinnati Museum Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7355053

Cincinnati History Library, Cincinnati Museum Center

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Society of the Fifty-First Regiment, Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers.

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 51st.

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Survivors of the 49th Pennsylvania Volunteers.

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Mitchell family.

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United States. Army of the Potomac

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The Army of the Potomac was created after the defeat of Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run. Its objective was to defend Washington, D.C. by protecting the Potomac River entry into the city. The Army of the Potomac participated in the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days' Battles, Antietam, Gettysburg and Appomatox. Its commanders (in order of service) were McClellan, Halleck, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. From the description of General orders, ...

Mitchell, Robert Charlton, 1831-1884.

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Robert Charlton Mitchell was born in 1831 in Burlington, New Jersey. During the Civil War, he served as an officer in the 51st Regiment, New York State Volunteers and the 7th Regiment, National Guard of New York State. In 1865 he married Alexina Gaff. From the description of Robert Charlton Mitchell family papers, 1805-[1926?] (bulk 1861-1895). (Cincinnati Historical Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 34289277 ...

Gaff family.

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 51st.

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 49th.

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New York (State). National Guard. Regiment, 7th

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Society of the Army of the Potomac

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Veterans of the Seventh Regiment.

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