Richard G. Lay letters, 1860-1869.

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Richard G. Lay letters, 1860-1869.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81207247

The collection consists of 24 letters (3 are fragments), most of them written by Lay to his wife Carrie in 1863 and 1865 from locations in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania describing his service as an officer in the 3rd U.S. Infantry.

24 items (1 folder).

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 8259449

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 3rd

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Lay, Richard G.

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U.S. Consul for Province of Ontario. From the description of Richard G. Lay correspondence, 1891 November 4. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 420438890 Richard Gregory Lay was a lieutenant in the U.S. Regulars at the start of the Civil War. He was promoted to captain in 1862, brevet major in 1863 and lieutenant colonel in 1865. He resigned from the Army in 1870. His family apparently resided in the New York City area; the letters include...