Letters from sailors who served in the Civil War, 1860-1874.

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Thoms, Wm. Faulds. Letters from sailors who served in the Civil War, 1860-1874.

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Letters from sailors who served in the Civil War, 1860-1874.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58774536

Abstract

Letters, 1860-1874 (most dating from the Civil War), written by sailors to Thoms and his wife Isabella. Many, if not all, of the writers, were probably graduates of Thoms's New York Nautical School. The letters are mostly concerned with personal and religious matters, such as prayer meetings on board ship, thanks for gifts of newspapers and tracts, and requests for money and practical help; however, they include eyewitness accounts of the Battle of Antietam, and of the attack on the U.S.S. Richmond on October 12, 1861.

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1 v. (168 items)

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New-York Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7770675

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New York Nautical School

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Thoms, Isabella.

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Thoms, Wm. Faulds

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Physician, New York City; secretary of the Society of the Education and Advancement of Young Seamen. From the description of Letters from sailors who served in the Civil War, 1860-1874. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58774536 ...