Gardner B. Clark papers, 1861-1865.

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Gardner B. Clark papers, 1861-1865.

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The Gardner B. Clark papers consist of ten letters from a Union soldier to his wife between 1861 and 1864. Also included is a Special Order from Major General Burnside.

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William L. Clements Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8058274

William L. Clements Library

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Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881

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Burnside was born in Liberty, Indiana and was the fourth of nine children of Edghill and Pamela (or Pamilia) Brown Burnside, a family of Scottish origin. His great-great-grandfather Robert Burnside (1725–1775) was born in Scotland and settled in the Province of South Carolina. His father was a native of South Carolina; he was a slave owner who freed his slaves when he relocated to Indiana. Ambrose attended Liberty Seminary as a young boy, but his education was interrupted when his mother died in...

Clark, Gardner B., b. ca. 1835.

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Clark, Gardner B. Rank : Capt. Regiment : 1st Michigan Sharpshooters Regiment. Company C. (1863-1865) Service : 1861 August 21-1864 September 9 Gardner B. Clark joined Co. C of the 1st U.S. Sharpshooters, organized in the state of Michigan on August 21, 1861. He mustered into Federal service in late September as a private at the Sharpshooters' Camp at Weehawken, New Jersey. The regiment participated in the defense of Washington, D.C., ...