The Edward I. Ford collection, 1863-1866.
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United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 101st (1864-1866)
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United States. Army
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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...
Ford, Edward I.
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Dr. Edward Ford, of Binghamton, New York, was a hospital surgeon in the Army. He performed these duties in Army hospitals at New Albany, Indiana, St. Louis, Missouri, Nashville, Tenn., and other locations. He served as a Major and Surgeon in the 101st United States Colored Infantry. Dr. Ford traveled extensively through New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. In August 1866, Dr. Ford began the process of buying a drug store in Binghamton. The second diary chronicles Dr. Ford's sctiv...