[Letter] 1901 Apr. 29, Washington, D.C. [to] Joshua L. Chamberlain, Portland, Maine.

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[Letter] 1901 Apr. 29, Washington, D.C. [to] Joshua L. Chamberlain, Portland, Maine.

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Typescript of a letter in which Whitaker outlines his participation as chief of staff for Gen. George Custer in the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee's forces on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox.

2 leaves ; 28 cm.

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Whitaker, Edward Washburn, 1841-1922.

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Edward W. Whitaker was from Ashford, Connecticut. He enlisted in the 1st Regiment of Connecticut Infantry Volunteers in 1861 and then in the 2nd Regiment of New York Cavalry Volunteers. In 1864 he was mustered in as captain of Company E, 1st Regiment of Connecticut Cavalry Volunteers. From the description of [Letter] 1901 Apr. 29, Washington, D.C. [to] Joshua L. Chamberlain, Portland, Maine. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 454449347 Edward W. Whitaker (1841-1922), from Ashfor...

Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914

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Chamberlain was born in Brewer, Maine, the son of Sarah Dupee (née Brastow) and Joshua Chamberlain, on September 8, 1828. Chamberlain was of English ancestry and could trace his family line back to twelfth-century England, during the reign of King Stephen. Chamberlain's great-grandfather Ebenezer, was a New Hampshire soldier in the French and Indian War, and the American Revolutionary War. Chamberlain's grandfather Joshua, was a ship builder, and colonel during the War of 1812, before moving his...

United States. Army. Connecticut Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)

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