Augustus S. Boernstein correspondence, 1864.

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Augustus S. Boernstein correspondence, 1864.

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ALS with cover (29 September 1864; in the field near Chapin's Bluff, Va.) from by Boernstein, acting commander of the 4th United States Army Colored Infantry Regiment, describing the Battle of New Market, Va., particularly the actions of Christian A. Fleetwood and Charles Veale (1838-1872) for which they were awarded the Medal of Honor.

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Fleetwood, Christian Abraham, 1840-1914

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Fleetwood was born in Baltimore on July 21, 1840, the son of Charles and Anna Maria Fleetwood, both were free persons of color. He received his early education in the home of a wealthy sugar merchant and chairman of Baltimore's chamber of commerce, John C. Brunes, and his wife. The latter treated Fleetwood like her son and taught him to read and write. He continued his education at the Maryland State Colonization Society, went briefly to Liberia and Sierra Leone, and graduated in 1860 from Ashmu...

United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 4th (1863-1866)

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Boernstein, Augustus S.

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Union Army officer. From the description of Augustus S. Boernstein correspondence, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 611984747 ...

Veale, Charles, 1838-1872

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