Letters from Federal soldiers stationed in Virginia, to friends at home, 1861-1864.

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Letters from Federal soldiers stationed in Virginia, to friends at home, 1861-1864.

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Letters discuss life in camp; weather; news of home; scouting across the Potomac for rebels ahd horses; the fight for Roanoke Island,1862; religious meetings and illnesses in camp; marches preliminary to the Peninsular Campaign; deserters from the 121st New York swimming across the Potomac; touring sites in Washington, D.C.; and admiration for General McClellan. One of Ambrose Huntley's letters contains a sketch of the fortifications around Washington, D.C. There is also a letter on patriotic stationery from Quaker merchant Daniel Holloway to George Gilbert, 1864 June 16, on the price of wool per pound. Correspondents include E. Davis, Ambrose A. Huntley and James W. Huntley of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, William E. Kewin, James Henry Reese, and Monroe Thayer of the 10th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers.

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McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885

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George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and later left the Army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Early in the conflict, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role i...

United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1864)

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Members of regiment from Western Massachusetts. From the description of U.S. clothing issue book of 10th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, 1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70978414 ...

Reese, James Henry, fl. 1862,

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United States. Army. Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment, 1st (1863-1865)

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Huntley, Ambrose A., d. 1864,

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Davis, E., fl. 1862,

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 121st (1861-1865)

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Thayer, Monroe, fl. 1862,

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Huntley, James W., d. 1891,

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Kewin, William E., fl. 1862,

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