Charles M. Duren papers, 1861-1869.

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Charles M. Duren papers, 1861-1869.

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The collection consists of letters, scrapbook, and an obituary. Letters (1861-1864) are from Duren to his parents in Maine. Scrapbook contains military orders, circulars, countersigns, forms, broadsides, and autographs of Union officers collected by Duren during his service. Other materials include documents and blank forms used at Fort Shaw, South Carolina, by the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, a regiment of African-American soldiers. The obituary is for Duren.

.5 linear ft. (1 box)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)

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Duren, Charles M., 1842?-1869.

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Charles M. Duren, Union soldier, was born ca. 1842, and died March 19, 1869, in Bangor, Maine. He enlisted in the 24th Massachusetts Infantry (1861), became a lieutenant with the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, and later served as adjutant to military headquarters in New Bern, North Carolina, and in Hilton Head, Morris Island, and Folly Island, South Carolina. Duran was wounded and thrown from his horse, returned home, and was honorably discharged (1865). From the description of Charles...

United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 24th (1861-1866)

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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...