Letters, 1862-1863.

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Letters, 1862-1863.

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Describes experiences with 1st New England Cavalry, as Orderly under general David Birney, in Libby Prison, in hospital at Annapolis. One letter by Joseph Garrison of 25th N.Y. Vols., describing Whipple's imprisonment. Two letters by Caroline H. Leverett, who attended Whipple in hospital.

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Birney, David Bell, 1825-1864

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Birney was born in Huntsville, Alabama, the son of an abolitionist from Kentucky, James G. Birney. The Birney family returned to Kentucky in 1833, and James Birney freed his slaves. In 1835, the family moved to Cincinnati, where the father published an anti-slavery newspaper. Following numerous threats from pro-slavery mobs, the family moved again to Michigan, and finally to Philadelphia. Following his graduation from Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, David Birney entered business, st...

Leverett, Caroline H.

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Libby Prison

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Whipple, Austin L., 1841-1863.

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Garrison, Joseph Yates, 1948-

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