C. Perry Goodrich Letter
C. Perry Goodrich wrote this letter to his wife, Frances (Bowen) Goodrich, in Christiana, Wisconsin on March 13, 1864. In it, Goodrich describes the recent battle for Knoxville and mentions that both the Union and Confederate Armies are living on hardtack and coffee due to extreme lack of supplies.
Dates
- 1864 March 13
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
C. Perry Goodrich wrote this letter to his wife, Frances (Bowen) Goodrich, in Christiana, Wisconsin on March 13, 1864. In it, Goodrich describes the recent battle for Knoxville and mentions that both the Union and Confederate Armies are living on hardtack and coffee due to extreme lack of supplies.
Biographical/Historical Note
Charles Perry Goodrich was born on February 8, 1831 to Charles and Clarissa (Buck) Goodrich in Stockbridge, New York. The family moved to Oakland, Wisconsin in 1846. Goodrich married Frances de Gracia Bowen (1834-1900) on November 1, 1855, and the couple had three children: William Bowen, Charles Leigh, and Dewitt. On October 19, 1861, Goodrich mustered into the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company I. He was promoted to Sergeant Major on April 19, 1864 and again to Adjutant on January 25, 1865. He mustered out on March 8, 1865 and returned to his family in Wisconsin, where he worked as a dairy farmer. He later became quite prominent in the industry and in 1906 founded the Kent Manufacturing Company (reorganized as the James Manufacturing Company in 1912) with inventor William D. James.
Goodrich was also active in politics. He was Jefferson County's surveyor for many years and was elected to the Wisconsin state legislature in 1868. He also served as a Justice of the Peace and as Chairman of the local Board of Supervisors. Goodrich died on January 21, 1921 in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
The University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Special Collections purchased this collection on September 27, 2006.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository