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Letters, 1862-1865
Author
Bunnell, Luther G., ca. 1836-1864.
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Letters, 1862-1865
Bunnell, Luther G., ca. 1836-1864.
Control Number:
(OCoLC)711074270
Local call number:
SC14002
Author:
Bunnell, Luther G., ca. 1836-1864.
Title:
Letters, 1862-1865.
Quantity:
1 box (0.25 cubic ft.)
Arrangement:
Letters arranged chronologically.
Historical/biog note:
Civil War soldier from Lansing, Tompkins, County, New York; enlisted for service August 16, 1862 and shortly thereafter mustered in as private in Company D of the 143rd New York Infantry Regiment; promoted corporal prior to March 11, 1863; he was wounded at Dallas, Georgia, May 25, 1864, and later died of infection at army hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, June 26, 1864.
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Collection of letters Luther Bunnell sent to his siblings and parents while he was serving in the Army during the Civil War. Primary recipients were his sisters Louisa and Eliza. The letters indicate he was stationed in the vicinity of Washington, D.C. from October 1862 to April 1863, then in the vicinity of Norfolk, Virginia until July 1863. Thereafter, the letters detail his participation of 143rd Regiment in Tennessee campaign during the autumn of 1863, particularly at Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge; then the Atlanta Campaign in May 1864, where it was engaged in skirmishes at Resaca and Dallas, Georgia. The letters also detail life in army camps and other routine aspects of military duty such as drill and picket duty. His religious sentiments are also discussed frequently in the letters as well as afflictions from disease and battlefield wounds. The collection also includes letters of condolence relative the death of Luther Bunnell and correspondence of other family members.
Finding aids:
Unpublished guide available in the repository and online http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc14002.htm
Corporate subject:
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 143rd (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:
Tompkins County (N.Y.)--History Sources.
Electronic access:
Finding aid: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc14002.htm
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