Diary, 1862,1865.

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Diary, 1862,1865.

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Typewritten transcript of a diary, 1862-1865, which describes his service in Co. A, 1st Infantry New York Battery or the New York Volunteers, 6th Army Corps; Fredericksburg (Md.); review by Hooker (4/1863); transferral to the 121st Regiment; deserters being shot; Spotsylvania (1864); the Smithsonian Institut being burned (1/24/1865); taking Rebel prisoners (4/1965), visiting the soldiers cemetery at Lee's farm (Arlington National Cemetery) (6/1865); being mustered out of service from the 149th Regiment (6/1865). Notes of a family friend of Morgan's grandson describing Morgan's life are also included.

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Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879

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Hooker was born in Hadley, Massachusetts, the grandson of a captain in the American Revolutionary War. He was of entirely English ancestry, all of which had been in New England since the early 1600s. His initial schooling was at the local Hopkins Academy. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1837, ranked 29th out of a class of 50, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery. His initial assignment was in Florida fighting in the second of the Seminole War...

United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 149th.

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Morgan, Hance, 1844-1926.

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From Ithaca (NY), Morgan was a member of the 1st Infantry Battery of the New York, Co. A; the 121st Regiment; and 149th Regiment. He married Catherine Wagner in 1866. They moved to Clarkston (Mich.) and had four children. He died at the age of 82 in 1922. Catherine died in 1926. They were buried near Drayton Plains (Mich.). From the description of Diary, 1862,1865. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 40817136 ...

United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 121st.

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 1st. Battery, 1st.

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Smithsonian Institution

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The Smithsonian Institution was established on August 10, 1846, is a group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government. The institution is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson. Originally organized as the United States National Museum.James Smithson (1765-1829), a British scientist, left his estate to the United States to found “at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusio...

Morgan, Catherine Wagner, d. 1926.

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