Fairfield Goodwin papers, 1861-1862.

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Fairfield Goodwin papers, 1861-1862.

The Fairfield Goodwin papers consist of poems, essays and drawings created by a Union soldier from Michigan during the Civil War. Goodwin was part of the 1st Illinois Light Artillery (Taylor's Chicago Battery) at the outbreak of the Civil War and later joined the 8th Michigan Cavalry.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8175914

William L. Clements Library

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Goodwin, Fairfield Israel, ca. 1833-1918.

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Goodwin, Fairfield Israel Rank : Captain Regiment : 1st Illinois Light Artillery Regiment (1861-1865); 8th Michigan Cavalry Regiment, Co. C (1862-1865) Service : April 15, 1861-1865 Fairfield Israel Goodwin, (ca. 1833-1918) was the third child of Samuel M. Goodwin and Almira Atchison, residents of Lenox, New York. The family settled in rural Pontiac, Michigan, and as a young man, Fairfield worked in Chicago. Goodwin enlisted in the 1st...

United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1862-1865). Company C

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United States. Army. Illinois Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)

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