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Henry Drake Letter and Photograph
Collection
Identifier: MS-3473
Abstract
Henry Drake, a fighting sutler with the 107th New York Infantry, wrote this letter from camp near Dallas, Georgia on June 1, 1864. In it, he details his unit's march to their current location and recounts their subsequent battles with Confederate soldiers. The letter also describes the death of Drake's fellow soldier and friend Will E. Vanauken, who Drake says he may have loved and thought too much of. Also included is an undated photograph of Drake.
Dates:
1864 June 1, undated
John M. Kelly Diary and Other Materials
Collection
Identifier: MS-3319
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of the 110-page diary that John M. Kelly kept while serving with the 141st New York Infantry Regiment. In it, he speaks of the weather conditions, his activities, and troop movements, including his unit's march south to join General Ulysses S. Grant's forces in Chattanooga and their later participation in Major General William T. Sherman's campaigns in the Carolinas. Also included are two pension certificates. The first dates from 1911 and awards John M....
Dates:
1863 July-1864 January
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- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 1
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- United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 107th (1862-1865). 1