Timothy O. Emerton letters [typescripts], 1861-1864.

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Timothy O. Emerton letters [typescripts], 1861-1864.

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Typed transcripts of letters written by Timothy O. Emerton to his family in Boston, Mass. while serving with Co. F of the Massachusetts 11th Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, 1861-64. Letters addressed to his sister Eunice B. Russ, niece Nellie Newcomb, and relative Thankful Emerton describe daily camp life, skirmishes in Virginia, and serving with Gen. Joseph Hooker; and inquire about family members. Also includes a typed transcript of a letter written by Leonard E. Newcomb of the First Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery to his family in Boston describing the price of goods in Annapolis, Maryland, 4 May 1861. Location of original letters is unknown.

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Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879

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Hooker was born in Hadley, Massachusetts, the grandson of a captain in the American Revolutionary War. He was of entirely English ancestry, all of which had been in New England since the early 1600s. His initial schooling was at the local Hopkins Academy. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1837, ranked 29th out of a class of 50, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery. His initial assignment was in Florida fighting in the second of the Seminole War...

Russ, Eunice B.

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1865)

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Emerton, Timothy O., d. 1864.

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Newcomb, Nellie.

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery, 1st (1861-1862)

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Newcomb, Leonard.

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Emerton, Thankful.

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