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Letters, 1862-1863
Author
Spaulding, Ira., 1818?-1875.
Pages:
11 items.
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Letters, 1862-1863
Spaulding, Ira., 1818?-1875.
Control Number:
(OCoLC)122537093
Local call number:
18687
Author:
Spaulding, Ira., 1818?-1875.
Title:
Letters, 1862-1863.
Quantity:
11 items.
Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically
Historical/biog note:
Officer in the 50th New York Regiment of Engineers, 1861-1865; enrolled at Niagara Falls, New York, 5 August 1861; mustered in as captain, Company E, 29 August 1861; transfered to Co. F, 8 August 1862; mustered in as major, 14 October 1862; as lieutenant colonel, 1 January 1864; mustered out with the regiment, 14 June 1865 at Fort Berry, Virginia.
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These letters detail bridge construction and railroad maintenance work that was performed by troops under the command of Ira Spaulding during the Civil War. The letters also indicate that his troops were involved in Virginia Peninsula campaign in the spring and summer of 1862 and later deployed near Fredericksburg, Virginia. His letter of December 16, 1862 details the Battle of Fredericksburg.
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Unpublished guide available in the repository.
Corporate subject:
United States. Army. New York Engineers Regiment, 50th (1861-1865)
Subject:
Military engineers--United States.
Subject:
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862.
Subject:
Peninsular Campaign, 1862.
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:
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
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