Papers, 1861-1885.

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Papers, 1861-1885.

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A small collection of Civil War papers of Harrison G.O. Weymouth of Lowell, Mass. Weymouth served with the 2nd (briefly) and 19th Mass. Volunteer Infantries and with the 1st Regiment, U.S. Volunteers beginning in April of 1864. The papers include a few official documents, including his commission and discharge from the U.S. Volunteers, an order from A.F. Devereaux for mounted patrols for the 19th Mass. (1861), a letter from Devereaux certifying the bravery of the 19th Mass. for crossing the Rappahannock at Fredericksburg (1877), and a letter from J.E. Johnston regarding the forces at the Battle of Malvern Hill (1885). Additional correspondents include Benjamin Dean and Henry Wilson.

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Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875

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Henry Wilson (born Jeremiah Jones Colbath; February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was the 18th vice president of the United States (1873–75) and a senator from Massachusetts (1855–73). Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading Republican, and a strong opponent of slavery. Wilson devoted his energies to the destruction of the "Slave Power" – the faction of slave owners and their political allies which anti-slavery Americans saw as dominating the country. Originally a Whig, Wil...

Dean, Benjamin, 1824-1897

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Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891

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Confederate general. From the description of Letter (copy), 1861 Sept. 11 : Manassas, Va., to G.T. Beauregard. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122489351 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Selma [Alabama], to Colonel Blanton Duncan, 1867 Jan. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489683 From the description of Letter, October 9, 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 443082432 Benjamin Stoddert E...

Devereux, Arthur Forrester

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 1st Volunteers (1861-1865)

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Weymouth, Harrison G. O. (Harrison Gray Otis), b. ca. 1840.

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