Lt. Col. Thomas S. Bell papers, 1861-1862.

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Lt. Col. Thomas S. Bell papers, 1861-1862.

Correspondence, individual sketches, receipts, and two photographs, spanning the period from 20 Apr. 1861 to 19 Dec. 1862.

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7935840

Chester County Historical Society

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 51st (1861-1865)

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Bell, Thomas S. (Thomas Sloan), 1838-1862

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Thomas Sloan Bell (1838-1862) was the son of Thomas S. and Keziah Hemphill Bell. As a lieutenant colonel with the 51st Pennsylvania Volunteers, Bell saw action at the Battle of Roanoke Island, Newbern, and Camden (South Mills), N.C.; the second Battle of Bull Run, South Mountain, and Antietam, where he was killed on 18 Sept. 1862. From the description of Lt. Col. Thomas S. Bell papers, 1861-1862. (Chester County Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 647992149 ...

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...