Edwin Wright letters, 1862-1865.

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Edwin Wright letters, 1862-1865.

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The Edwin Wright letters are 28 letters written between Jan. 14, 1862, and July 14, 1865, by Edwin Wright, a soldier in the 9th N.Y. Cavalry. The letters were written from various places in Virginia and Washington, D.C., and describe life as a Union solder. Also included are short poems written by Loanda Lake, composed on the letter's envelopes, and one small photograph of Wright.

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Wright, Edwin, 1837-1901.

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Edwin Wright, 1837-1901 Rank: Corporal, Second Lieutenant Regiment: United States. Army. New York Cavalry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865) Service: September 1861-July 1865 Edwin Wright was born in June of 1837, the son of Orin Wright and Belinda Underwood. His father was a farmer in Villanova, New York. Before the war, he worked in a sawmill in Charlotte, New York, where he became a close friend of the local postmistress Loanda Lake, six yea...

Lake, Loanda, b. 1831.

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United States. Army. New York Cavalry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)

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