Papers, 1865, 1908-1909.

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Papers, 1865, 1908-1909.

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The collection includes a letter, January 8, 1865, from Lt. Fenwick Y. Hedley, of the 32nd Illinois, thanking Sheffield for the kind treatment aboard the ship. A second letter January 9, 1865, signed by all officers of the 32nd who had traveled on the Winona, commending all of the Naval crew for their kindness, generosity and gentlemanly behavior. There is correspondence between Oakleaf and Sheffield, of Stonington, Conn., regarding the two documents and the incident discussed. Also correspondence between Oakleaf and Charles H. Partridge of the GAR re: surviving members of the 32nd Ill. Correspondence between Oakleaf and Hardin T. Richardson, who had been a Captain in the 32nd Ill.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Richardson, Hardin J.

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Oakleaf, Joseph Benjamin, 1858-1930

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Lawyer in Moline, Illinois who maintained collections of Abraham Lincoln and Illinois history material. In 1908 he received from his friend, William F. Carlson, in Chicago, two letters pertaining to the 32nd Illinois Infantry and its passage on the U.S.S. Winona from Savannah, Georgia to Beaufort, S.C. in January 1865. The letters had come into Mr. Carlson's possession from E.H. Sheffield, who had been quartermaster on the ship at that time. From the description of Papers, 1865, 1908...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Hedley, Fenwick Yellowley

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Sheffield, Edward

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United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 32nd (1861-1865)

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Regiment mustered in Dec. 1861 for four years service in Civil War. From the description of Consolidated provision return: Fort Henry, Tenn., 1862 March 1-5. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34607989 ...

Partridge, Charles A. (Charles Addison), 1843?-

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Carlson, William D. (William Dwight), 1928-

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USS Winona (Ship)

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