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Papers, 1835-1890; bulk, 1862-1865
Author
Munger, A. Bennett, (Alvin Bennett), 1817-1877.
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3
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Papers, 1835-1890; bulk, 1862-1865
Munger, A. Bennett, (Alvin Bennett), 1817-1877.
Control Number:
(OCoLC)980347790
Local call number:
SC23381
Author:
Munger, A. Bennett, (Alvin Bennett), 1817-1877.
Title:
Papers, 1835-1890; bulk, 1862-1865.
Parallel title:
Bennett Munger Papers, 1835-1890.
Quantity:
3 boxes (1.0 cubic ft.)
Arrangement:
Letters arranged chronologically.
Historical/biog note:
Civil War soldier from Penn Yan, N.Y.; served as Captain of Company E of the 44th New York Regiment of Infantry; later as inspector of the Elmira Prisoner of War Camp.
Review:
A seres of papers related chiefly to the military service of Bennett Munger during the Civil War. Papers include letters Munger sent to his wife and daughter, muster rolls, records of ordnance and ordnance stores, and clothing, camp, and garrison equipment. Also includes papers related to Munger's service on detached duty as inspector of the prison camp at Elmira, N.Y., and postwar involvement in oil speculation in western Pennsylvania.
Finding aids:
Unpublished finding aid available in the repository.
Personal subject:
Munger, A. Bennett, (Alvin Bennett), 1817-1877 Correspondence.
Corporate subject:
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 44th (1861-1864)
Subject:
Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863.
Subject:
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862.
Subject:
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
Subject:
Rappahannock Station, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1863.
Subject:
Petroleum--Prospecting--Pennsylvania--History Sources.
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:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
Geographic terms:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.
Geographic terms:
Oil Creek (Crawford County and Venango County, Pa.)
Geographic terms:
Penn Yan (N.Y.)--History Sources.
Personal author:
Munger, Mary W. 1818-1888.
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