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Papers, 1752-1931; bulk, 1861-1865
Author
Brown, Orsell C. (Orsell Cook), 1835-1881.
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3
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Papers, 1752-1931; bulk, 1861-1865
Brown, Orsell C. (Orsell Cook), 1835-1881.
Control Number:
(OCoLC)122535628
Local call number:
SC10598
Author:
Brown, Orsell C. (Orsell Cook), 1835-1881.
Title:
Papers, 1752-1931; bulk, 1861-1865.
Quantity:
3 boxes (1.0 cubic ft.)
Arrangement:
Correspondence arranged chronologically.
Historical/biog note:
Civil War soldier and accountant from the Jamestown, New York area. He enlisted August 1861 for service in Company A of the 44th New York Infantry Regiment. He was assigned for duty primarily in the regiment's quartermaster department. He re-enlisted in February 1864, and was assigned to Company C of the same regiment. In October 1864, he transferred to the 140th New York Infantry Regiment with promotion to the rank of quartermaster sergeant. After mustering out of service, in June 1865, he worked as an accountant for the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D.C. for a number of years.
Review:
This series of papers consists of approximately 225 items, which include biographical material, correspondence, military records, and photographs. Most of the papers relate to Orsell C. Brown's service in the Quartermasters Department of the 44th New York Volunteers, Regiment of Infantry, during the Civil War, 1861-1865. This regiment was known as Ellsworth's Avengers and saw action at Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Petersburg. His personal experiences in these campaigns are described in the letters to his sister, Olivia A. Brown. Throughout there is frequent mention of friends and fellow soldiers from Jamestown, New York and vicinity.
Finding aids:
Unpublished guide available in the repository and online: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc10598.htm
Corporate subject:
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 44th (1861-1864)
Corporate subject:
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 140th (1862-1865)
Subject:
Soldiers--New York (State) 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:
Jamestown (N.Y.)--History Sources.
Personal author:
Brown, Olivia A.
Electronic access:
Finding aid: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc10598.htm
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