Charles Holbrook Prentiss papers, 1860-1865.

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Charles Holbrook Prentiss papers, 1860-1865.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, diary, soldier's records, and family history. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: Civil War -- Western Theater. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: Company B, 19th Regiment, Michigan Infantry Division, Army of the Cumberland; Headquarters Company, Topographic Engineer Office, Army of the Cumberland. General description of the collection: Charles Holbrook Prentiss papers include an enlisted man's papers (transcriptions) describing life as a soldier in the Western theater of the Civil War and life back home in Michigan during the Civil War; costs of supplies and clothing; daily life in the regiment; battles in Kentucky and Tennessee; life as a prisoner of war (POW) and parolee (Annapolis and Camp Chase, Ohio); development of new equipment; common diseases; life in rebel territory; pay problems; bounties; substitutes; conditions in rebel POW camps; guerilla activities; map making; political activity in Michigan; voting in the regiment; death of Lincoln; capture of J. Davis; battle of Atlanta; and contrabands.

1 box.

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