Papers, June 30, 1861-October 7, 1862, December 19, 1863.

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Papers, June 30, 1861-October 7, 1862, December 19, 1863.

Letters from Roney to his brother-in-law and sister, George and Mary Ann Harding in Cleveland, New York, describe his experiences serving with the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry, including marching, foraging, the Peninsular Campaign, camp life in Virginia, and the Battle of Fair Oaks. Lauds and mourns Col. Edward D. Baker. Also includes December 19, 1863 Port Royal, South Carolina newspaper.

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Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861

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Born in London in 1811 to schoolteacher Edward Baker and Lucy Dickinson Baker, poor but educated Quakers, the boy Edward Baker and his family left England and emigrated to the United States in 1816, arriving in Philadelphia, where Baker's father established a school. Ed attended his father's school before quitting to apprentice as a loom operator in a weaving factory. In 1825, the family left Philadelphia and traveled to New Harmony, Indiana, a utopian community on the Ohio River led by Robert O...

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...

Roney, Eugene H., 1840-ca. 1914.

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Roney, a native of New York, enlisted as a private on June 6, 1861 in Col. Edward D. Baker's California Regiment, which became the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry. He received a disability discharge on February 1, 1863. Apparently Roney recovered and enlisted in the 189th New York Infantry on September 21, 1864, serving until June 1, 1865. Roney married and settled in New York. From the description of Papers, June 30, 1861-October 7, 1862, December 19, 1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential ...

Harding, Mary Ann, ca. 1840-fl. 1870.

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Harding, George, ca. 1832-fl. 1880.

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