Edwin Carr correspondence, 1861-1863.

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Edwin Carr correspondence, 1861-1863.

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Four ALsS from Edwin Carr to his father Sidney Carr in Sharon Valley, Litchfield Co., Conn. ALS (1861 August 3; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.) described trip from Conn. to Harpers Ferry; ALS (1861 September 1; Darnestown, Md.) discussed camp life, health conditions of soldiers, and being under the command of Gen. Nathaniel Prentiss Banks (letter is incomplete); ALS (1861 December 14; near Frederick, Md.) mentioned camp life and blankets sent by his mother; ALS (1861 December 21; Clear Springs, Md.) recounted a fight near Williamsport, Md. and the plans to march to Hancock, Md. Also includes one ALS (1863 January 29) from an unidentified writer (J.H. Vasser?) to Mary E. Carr, mother of Edwin Carr, mentioning Will Frost of Amenia, N.Y., who died at Harpers Ferry.

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Banks, Nathaniel Prentice, 1816-1894

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Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, and his oratorical skills were noted by the Democratic Party. However, his abolitionist views fitted him better for the nascent Republican Party, through which he became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Massachusetts ...

Carr, Sidney, 1821 or 1822-

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Carr, Mary E., -1873

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Frost, William, 1839 or 1840-1863

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Carr, Edwin, 1840-1862

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Soldier. From the description of Edwin Carr correspondence, 1861-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984753 ...