The David Bell Birney papers, 1850-1914.

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The David Bell Birney papers, 1850-1914.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, and ephemera. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: Civil War. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit and organization: 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. General description of the collection: The David Bell Birney papers include letters about recruitment, correspondence concerning battles, and general officer's papers (initially Colonel of 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment). A lot of the correspondence is to George I. Gross.

1 box.

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1864)

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Birney, David Bell, 1825-1864

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Birney was born in Huntsville, Alabama, the son of an abolitionist from Kentucky, James G. Birney. The Birney family returned to Kentucky in 1833, and James Birney freed his slaves. In 1835, the family moved to Cincinnati, where the father published an anti-slavery newspaper. Following numerous threats from pro-slavery mobs, the family moved again to Michigan, and finally to Philadelphia. Following his graduation from Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, David Birney entered business, st...