The John N. Sherman papers, 1861-1865.

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The John N. Sherman papers, 1861-1865.

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Contains the following type of materials: correspondence. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: Civil War -- Eastern Theater. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit and organization: Company F, 1st New York Artillery Regiment. General description of the collection: The John N. Sherman papers include 57 letters from a private soldier (serving in Washington, D.C. and Banard and Yorktown, Virginia) to family and friends in Webb's Mill, New York (May 1861 - June 1865); one 3-week pass (1864); three post-war letters; and information on farm purchase. Letters describe details of sickness, food, lack of pay, seeking discharge, receiving money from home, documenting how time was spent in guard house, and friends.

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Sherman, John D., 1936-

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...