Bowers family papers, 1861-1974 (bulk 1861).

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Bowers family papers, 1861-1974 (bulk 1861).

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Series I includes letters written in the earliest days of the Civil War from Captain Charles Bowers to his sons William Bowers and Charles E. Bowers. Captain Bowers was at that time a 3rd Lieutenant with the Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, encamped at Washington, D.C. The letters contain narratives of military and camp life, troop movements, and personal observations. People mentioned include Colonel George Lincoln Prescott and President Abraham Lincoln; places include Harpers Ferry and Alexandria, Virginia. The last letter to William is dated 21 May 1861, just prior to his enlistment. There is one letter from William to his brother, Charles E., 4 July 1861. Series also includes an undated military roster and "Orders of the Day."--Series II includes Lieutenant Charles E. Bowers account of his participation in and being wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg at the Devil's Den on 2 July 1863; Maria Augusta Hadlock Bowers French's personal reminiscences (here in photocopied form) of growing up in the Concord, 1846-1864, include portraits of her family as well as her familiarity and acquaintance with the Emersons, Hawthornes, Alcotts, and other well-known Concordians. Reminiscences accompanied by two ALS, Augusta Hume to Marcia Moss, 28 August and 26 September 1974. Obituaries for Captain Charles Bowers, William Bowers, and Charles E. Bowers provide biographical and anecdotal information about their lives.

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Bowers, Lydia.

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 32nd (1861-1865)

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Bowers, Charles Manning, 1817-1907

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Bowers, Charles, 1812-1895.

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Bowers, William, 1840-1893.

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Bowers family.

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Family biographies: Captain Charles Bowers (1812-1895) was born and died in Concord, Massachusetts. He married Lydia E. Hadlock on 13 March 1838 and they had three sons, including William and Charles E. Bowers, and five daughters, including Maria Augusta Hadlock Bowers (French). Captain Bowers was active in both temperance and anti-slavery causes. He served in the military from 1861 to 1865, the duration of the Civil War, and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. William Bowers, the son of Captai...