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1861-1865
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
[Signature on a card]
On verso, contains the name of [Dr.?] E. Swift, United States Army. All text on verso has been struck.
GLC02878.04.12
Phelps, John S., 1814-1886
Includes biographical information written in pencil on verso.
GLC02878.04.13
Ketcham, John Henry, 1832-1906
GLC02878.04.14
1861-1877
[Carte de visite of Benjamin Franklin Butler]
Depicts Butler in uniform, wearing epaulets.
GLC02878.04.15
16 November 1864
Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865
to parents
Writes from camp near Winchester, Virginia. Discusses those back home going to church on Sundays and on Wednesday evenings. Envisions friends back home in the "vestry" praying for the defenders "…engaged in deadly strife but our cause is holy and we...
GLC03523.18.32
26 November 1864
to mother
Writes from Camp Russell, near Winchester, Virginia. Explains that the camp's namesake, General David A. Russell, was killed in action during General Philip S. Sheridan's campaign in the valley. References Sheridan's orders for the 2nd Vermont to...
GLC03523.18.33
2 December 1864
to father
Discusses uncertainty of where his troops will go next: the West, the coast, or Petersburg. Comments on financial matters with his father. Reports that he will not be paid until next January; he is out of money and it is costing him a dollar a day...
GLC03523.18.34
5 December 1864
Writes from Camp Russell near Winchester, Virginia. Mentions being part of Brigade Grand and having tea in camp. Thanks people back home for their interest in his welfare. Discusses movements of 5th Regiment into an old camp previously occupied by...
GLC03523.18.35
14 December 1864
Written from Camp in front of Petersburg, Virginia, "near Fort Hell." Rejoined the Army of the Potomac. Discusses travels from Camp Russell, including twenty-five hours of "severe" suffering, many of which were spent traveling through the snow in...
GLC03523.18.36
22 December 1864
Written from Camp near Petersburg, Virginia. Requests letters from home, "now that trains run into camp every evening." Reports that he is positioned in front of "Kershaw's (rebel) division," a division he has met several times before: in the valley...
GLC03523.18.37
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