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Title
Letters, 1862-1865
Author
Braman, Waters Whipple, 1840-1893.
Pages:
3
Item info:
2 copies available at New York State Library and Manuscripts and Special Collections.
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973.781 B821 203-1857
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Letters, 1862-1865
Braman, Waters Whipple, 1840-1893.
Control Number:
(OCoLC)122459176
Local call number:
SC12780
Author:
Braman, Waters Whipple, 1840-1893.
Title:
Letters, 1862-1865.
Quantity:
3 boxes (.50 cu. ft.)
Arrangement:
Letters arranged chronologically.
Additional phys form:
Unpublished transcripts of the letters available with the originals.
Additional phys form:
Also available on microfilm.
Historical/biog note:
Civil War soldier, businessman, and politician. Born and raised in Troy, N.Y., he enlisted 7 December 1861 to serve three years in the army. He mustered in 24 January 1862, as first lieutenant, Company C of the 93rd New York Infantry Regiment; promoted in rank to Captain, Co. H, 4 April 1864, he was discharged from service 14 January 1865, near Petersburg, VA. After the war, he settled in Watervliet, N.Y. and embarked in the lumber business. He was also involved in local politics, representing the Watervliet area in the New York State Legislature during the 1870s and 1880s. He was also manager of the Kearslake Flouring Mill. In 1891, he moved to Quebec to manage a lumber mill.
Review:
This collection consists chiefly of letters Waters Whipple Braman sent to members of family of Waters W. Whipple, and his fiancée, Margaret "Maggie" Jane Getty, in regards to his experiences of military service during the Civil War. The letters detail battles and campaigns at Antietam, Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna River, and Petersburg Crater. His descriptions noted the positions and maneuvers of troops as well as the unit involved in a particular engagement and the names of commanding officers. Also included are many candid observations about the personal conduct of officers as well as life in the officers' quarters.
Finding aids:
Unpublished finding aid available in the repository and online: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc12780.htm
Publications note:
History of the Ninety-Third Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865, by David H. King. Milwaukee: Swain and Tate, 1895.
Personal subject:
Braman, Waters Whipple, b. 1840--Correspondence.
Corporate subject:
United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Corporate subject:
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 93rd (1862-1865).
Subject:
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 Personal narratives.
Subject:
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862 Personal narratives.
Subject:
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 Personal narratives.
Subject:
North Anna River, Battle of, Va., 1864 Personal narratives.
Subject:
Soldiers--New York (State)--Troy Correspondence.
Subject:
Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va., 1864 Personal narratives.
Subject:
Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864 Personal narratives.
Subject:
Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862 Personal narratives.
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:
Troy (N.Y.)--History.
Electronic access:
Finding aid: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc12780.htm
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