Papers, 1841-1877.

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Papers, 1841-1877.

Letters written by Eliab Murdock to his wife Sarah Murdock while serving with Company F of the 17th Maine Infantry Regiment and the Veteran Reserve Corps during the Civil War. Also includes letters written by Sarah Murdock to her husband as well as a few written to Murdock by his daughter Pauline and his brother James; letters of recommendation and reference, 1841-1844, for Murdock; and his military discharge papers and military pension documents.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7959845

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Murdock, Eliab W., 1820-1877.

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Eliab W. Murdock, the son of James and Ruth Washburn Murdock, was born May 13, 1820, in Hebron, Maine. He married Sarah Ann Goodridge Banister in September 1848. Sarah, born March 18, 1816, was the daughter of John Goodridge of Boston and the widow of Samuel Bradley Banister of Boston. The Murdocks lived in Paris, Maine, where Eliab was owner of a grist mill. He enlisted in the 17th Maine Regiment, Company F in 1862, was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863, re-enlisted in the V...

United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 17th (1861-1865)

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Murdock, Pauline, b. 1852.

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Murdock, James, 1802-

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United States. Army. Veteran Reserve Corps

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Murdock, Sarah, 1816-1876

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