Cruikshank-Dawley papers, 1841-1890.

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Cruikshank-Dawley papers, 1841-1890.

This collection holds the personal letters of Louisa Dawley Cruikshank of Oneida, New York, and includes letters from her husband, Henry Cruikshank, while he was traveling in California and serving in military during the Civil War.

57 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8087003

William L. Clements Library

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Cruikshank, Henry, 1830-1906.

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 50th (1861-1865)

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Cruikshank, Louisa Dawley, 1828-1908.

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Henry Cruikshank was born near Oneida, New York, in 1830. He married Louisa Townsend Dawley (1828-1908) on January 1, 1857; they had at least three children: William [R.] Cruikshank (1857-1862), Adelbert J. Cruikshank (b.1866), and Burdeete S. Cruikshank (b.1869). Though Louisa lived her whole life in Central New York, Henry spent a few years in California in the early 1860s, before joining the 50th New York Infantry as a cook. He was moved to Co. C of the 50th New York Engineers an...

Ormiston, Thomas John.

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Segun, William.

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United States. Army. New York Engineers Regiment, 50th (1861-1865)

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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...