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Papers, 1859-1876 bulk 1861-1863
Author
Turner, James B., 1834-1864.
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Control Number:
(OCoLC)313791247
Local call number:
SC12613
Author:
Turner, James B., 1834-1864.
Title:
Papers, 1859-1876 bulk 1861-1863.
Quantity:
1 box (0.25 cubic ft.)
Arrangement:
Letters arranged chronologically.
Historical/biog note:
Union Army soldier during the U.S. Civil War; Turner enlisted at New York City for service in the 88th New Volunteers, also called the Fifth Regiment Irish Brigade.
Abstract:
These papers consists chiefly of letters sent by James B. Turner to his family in Jersey City, New Jersey, while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War. Also includes military service records including Turner's commission and discharge certificates, orders, and a muster-out roll, as well as several letters to his father Samuel Turner regarding his son's death on the battlefield and subsequent burial; and a small assortment of material related to Turner's commanding officer, Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher.
Finding aids:
Unpublished finding aid in the repository and online.
Preferred citation:
James B. Turner, papers, 1859-1876.
Personal subject:
Meagher, Thomas Francis, 1823-1867.
Corporate subject:
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 88th (1861-1865)
Subject:
Irish American soldiers Correspondence.
Subject:
Soldiers--United States Correspondence.
Geographic terms:
United States--Armed Forces--Irish Americans.
Geographic terms:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives.
Geographic terms:
New York (State)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Geographic terms:
New Jersey--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Form/genre terms:
Letters (correspondence). aat
Electronic access:
Finding aid: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc12613.htm
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