Civil War soldier reminiscences and remembrances collection
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Scope and Contents
The Civil War soldier reminiscences and remembrances collection consists of memoirs of, letters written by, and biographies written about Civil War soldiers who were originally from Litchfield, Conn. The names of the soldiers in the collection are J. H. [?]., Luman Wadhams, E. Porter Mason, Alexander B. Shumway, George Wilson Potter, George F. Booth, George Benjamin Hempstead, Stiles A. Wheeler, Hiram Stone, Addison K. Taylor, Eliada Goodwin Osborn, Seth F. Plumb, Anson W. Healy, and Patrick Birmingham (AKA Patrick Maher).
Dates
- created: 1863-1914
- Other: Date acquired: 09/09/2011
Creator
- Litchfield Historical Society (Litchfield, Conn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Extent
1.00 folders
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Donor unknown.
Method of Acquisition
Found in collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
multi-part note content
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was processed with support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Subject
- Wadhams, Luman, approximately 1835-1864 (Person)
- Mason, E. Porter (Person)
- Shumway, Alexander B. (Person)
- Potter, George Wilson (Person)
- Booth, George F. (Person)
- Hempstead, George Benjamin (Person)
- Wheeler, Stiles A. (Person)
- Stone, Hiram (Person)
- Taylor, Addison K. (Person)
- Osborn, Eliada Goodwin (Person)
- Plumb, Seth F., 1836-1864 (Person)
- Healy, Anson W. (Person)
- Birmingham, Patrick (Person)
- Maher, Patrick (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Title
- Civil War soldier reminiscences and remembrances collection
- Author
- Leith Johnson
- Date
- 09/09/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository
7 South Street
P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759
860-567-4501
860-567-3565 (Fax)
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org