Letter, August 25, 1862.

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Letter, August 25, 1862.

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Written from Camp Mintty, Detroit, Michigan, Plimpton's letter to his wife Julia describes the funeral of Brigadier General Thomas Williams and explains some of Plimpton's responsiblities for his troops.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Plimpton, Emory M., ca. 1827-ca. 1888.

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A native of Ohio, Plimpton was a lawyer when he enlisted as captain of Company M, 4th Michigan Cavalry on August 13, 1862. He was discharged due to disability March 31, 1863 and returned to his law practice in Michigan. From the description of Letter, August 25, 1862. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 426921433 ...

Williams, Thomas, 1815-1862

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Thomas Williams (1815-1862) was a career artillery officer ot the US Army. Thomas Williams (1815-1862) was a career artillery officer of the regular US Army whose active, distinguished service was almost entirely on the frontiers of the Old Northwest, Florida, and the Far West until the last year of his life, during which he assumed general responsibilities as a brigadier commanding volunteer troops of combined arms. He died of a gunshot wound at age forty-seven in 1862 ...

Plimpton, Julia L., 1832-fl. 1910.

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United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 4th (1862) Company M.

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