Seaver family Civil War letters, 1863-1865.

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Seaver family Civil War letters, 1863-1865.

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Two letters, one written by Olney F. Seaver to his father, dated July 3, 1863, and one written by James Birney Seaver to his cousin, Olney, dated April 23, 1865. Olney F. Seaver's letter describes marching from Wolf Run Shoals to Westminster, Maryland and guarding a supply train during the Battle of Gettysburg. He mentions the sound of cannons. James Birney Seaver's letter describes the reaction of the inhabitants of Hanover, New Hampshire to the death of Abraham Lincoln.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Seaver family.

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Olney F. Seaver, son of Alvin Seaver and Amanda Farnham, was born in Williamstown, Vermont on May 24, 1841. He enlisted in Company D, Twelfth Vermont Volunteer Regiment on August 22, 1862 and was mustered out on July 14, 1863. He died July 20, 1923. James Birney Seaver, son of Ansel Seaver (brother of Alvin) and Clarissa Read, was born in Williamstown, Vermont in 1840. He died February 24, 1921. From the description of Seaver family Civil War letters, 1863-18...

United States. Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 12th, Co. D.

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Seaver, Olney F., 1841-1923.

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Seaver, James Birney, 1840-1921.

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