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Letters, 1861-1877 bulk, 1861-1865
Author
Strong, Byron F.
Pages:
17
Item info:
1 copy available at Manuscripts and Special Collections.
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Control Number:
(OCoLC)429273671
Local call number:
12225
Author:
Strong, Byron F.
Title:
Letters, 1861-1877 bulk, 1861-1865.
Quantity:
17 items.
Arrangement:
Letters arranged chronologically
Historical/biog note:
Civil war soldier from Oswego County, New York; served in Company B of 24th New York Regiment of Infantry; later he served as an officer with the 41st U.S. Army Colored Infantry Regiment.
Review:
Collection consists chiefly of letters Byron Strong sent to his family regarding his experiences in the military during the Civil War. The letters detail the involvement of the 24th Regiment in General Pope's campaign in northern Virginia, the 2nd Battle of Bull Run, and battles at Falmouth and Chancellorsville. Enclosed with his letter of August 4, 1861, was a piece of an American flag that was tattered during the 1st Battle of Bull Run. The letters written from Camp Parole at Annapolis, Maryland, November 14 and December 6, 1862, detail his experiences when he was taken prisoner in August 1862 after the 2nd Battle of Bull Run, and his subsequent release in a prisoner exchange. The letters of 1864 and 1865 detail his experiences as an officer in a regiment of Colored Troops which was engaged in the occupation of New Orleans.
Finding aids:
Unpublished guide available in the repository.
Corporate subject:
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 24th (1861-1863)
Corporate subject:
United States. Army. Colored Infnatry Regiment, 41st (1864-1865)
Subject:
Soldiers--New York (State)--Oswego County Correspondence.
Geographic terms:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives.
Geographic terms:
New York (State)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives.
Geographic terms:
Oswego County (N.Y.)--History Sources.
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