Abbott family Civil War letters, 1856-1864.

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Abbott family Civil War letters, 1856-1864.

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Autograph letters from the three Abbott sons to their family. Some letters written while they were students at St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire) and Harvard College, and some while serving in the Union army during the Civil War.

2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1864)

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Abbott, Edward Gardner, 1840-1862,

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Abbott, Henry Livermore, 1842-1864

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Henry Livermore Abbott, the third of eleven children, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on January 21, 1842, the son of Josiah Gardner Abbott, a successful lawyer and judge. In 1876, Josiah Gardner Abbott was elected to the United States House of Representatives. He was a prominent member of the Democratic Party. Henry's mother, Caroline, was the daughter of U.S. Congressman Edward St. Loe Livermore. Both of Henry's parents were descended from officers who served in the Continental Army during t...

Harvard College (1780- ). Class of 1860

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St. Paul's School (Concord, N.H.)

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Abbott family.

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Papers include letters from the following men, all sons of Josiah Gardner Abbott (1814-1891) (Harvard College AB 1832) and Caroline Livermore Abbott (ca.1816-1887): Edward Gardner Abbott (1840-1862) received an AB from Harvard College in 1860 and was an officer with the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was killed at the battle of Cedar Mountain on Aug 9, 1862. Fletcher Morton Abbott (b.1843) was an officer with the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry who resigned from duty due to ill he...

Abbott, Fletcher Morton, 1843-,

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 20th (1861-1865)

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