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[Papers belonging to James S. Brisbin, 1862-1865][Decimalized .01-.05]

Collection of papers belonging to James S. Brisbin dated 1862-1865. Consists of letters and commission papers
pertaining to Brisbin's service as the colonel of the 6th Regiment of Colored Troops for the Union Army.

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to Jane Brisbin

Informs his wife, Jane, of his travels from Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., through Alexandria with a company of 120 men, supported by artillery men from Rhode Island Governor William Sprague's "celebrated Rhode Island Battery." States...

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to Jane Brisbin

Informs his wife that he arrived in Washington, D. C. the previous day. Referring to his introduction to Colonel Windham, an Englishman, he states "I hate foreigners particularly the dutch- Windham offered me a very nice place but I asked to be sent...

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Photograph of Brisbin in Brigadier General uniform [damaged]

Brisbin fought at Gettysburg. (Photograph damaged.)

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Letters from Brisbin to his wife Jane detailing Civil War battles [Decimalized .01-.06]

GLC01505

to Jane Brisbin

Complains that he has not received a letter from Jane, his wife, in two weeks. States "If I thought you had been so careless as not to write in all that time I would feel like casting you off- but I think you certainly have written and your letters...

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to Jane Brisbin

Informs Jane, his wife, that he is in great distress due to the fact that he has not received a letter from her in over a month. States "It is now a Month since I stood on the back platform of the car at Milesbury and saw your sweet form vanish from...

GLC01505.04

to Jane Brisbin

Discusses the Battle of Sabine Crossroads with Jane, his wife. Writes, "We have had a great battle. Three days fighting. The 1st day we whipped them. The 2nd day they whipped us and the third day we whipped them. The fighting was dreadful and we have...

GLC01505.05

to Jane Brisbin

Brisbin informs his wife, Jane, that his regiment arrived at Mount Sterling that day, and that they leave for the battle front (possibly referring to an advance on Saltville, Virginia) under General Stephen Gano Burbridge tomorrow. Writes, "The...

GLC01505.06

to Margaret Brisbin

One letter dated Camp 6, U.S. Cavalry, Near Waterloo, Va., Nov. 13, 1862 addressed to Brisbin's mother, Margaret. Mentions preparing for the Battle of Fredericksburg, the amount of men, food and horses.

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