John S. Kidder papers, 1853-1955 (bulk 1862-1920).

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John S. Kidder papers, 1853-1955 (bulk 1862-1920).

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This collection contains materials connected with John S. Kidder and the 121st Regiment of New York Volunteers during the U.S. Civil War. It is divided up into two series, the first being Kidder and family's personal papers, which include the letters John wrote to his wife Harriet during the war, and the correspondence, receipts and other items connected to his position on the Gettysburg Monument Committee twenty-five years later. The second series contains administrative records of Company I of the 121st Regiment, particularly those concerned with ordnance and supplies (including clothing), along with muster rolls, correspondence, orders, inspection reports, and John S. Kidder's pension, muster in/out, and promotion papers.

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Fenimore Art Museum (Cooperstown, N. Y.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8146075

Fenimore Art Museum (Cooperstown, N. Y.)

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 121st (1861-1865)

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Kidder, John S., 1830-1905

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John S. Kidder was born on February 20, 1830 in England. His family immigrated to the state of New York in the early 1840s. He settled in Laurens, Otsego County, N.Y. with his wife Harriet (Matteson) Kidder in 1854. John S. Kidder was Captain of Company I of the 121st Regiment of New York Volunteers during the U.S. Civil War, from 1862 to 1865. He was a carriage maker before and after the war, until 1879. Kidder then became a Port Warden in New York City, a job he held from 1880 to 1901. He died...

Kidder, Harriet, 1836-1922

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