Unknown Letter #4

Unknown Letter #4

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Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service

HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington

1863-04-16

NPS, Civil War Study Group, Josef Rokus (Transcriber)

For educational purposes with no commercial use. Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP, FRSP 16095-16102 (FRSP-00904).

English

Text

Letter #261

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Co. H Corp. R. N. White
2 Willard Nelson E
4 And. Morgan E
6 J. T. Dodson [?] G
F. H. Cheney G
10 R. J. Welt A
12 Jno. Sullivan A
14 H. A. Thompson A
16 F. M. Fenno D
18 E. Godding D
J. H. Day D

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

NOTE 1: This item consists of a small piece of paper with a list of names, which are the names of soldiers and the companies to which they were assigned.

NOTE 2: The notation “Apr. 16, 1864” is written on the side of the document what appears to be in a different handwriting.

NOTE 3: The following information for the above men was found in the Unit History:
Corp. Richard N. White Co. D Died of wounds incurred at Cold Harbor, Va., on June 3, 1864
Pvt. Willard Nelson, Co. E Discharged June 8, 1865, upon expiration of service
Pvt. Andrew J. Morgan Co. E Killed in Action at Wilderness, Va., on May 6, 1864
J. T. Dodson Could not be found in the Unit History
Pvt. Frank A. Cheney Killed in Action at Cold Harbor, Va., on June 3, 1865
R. J. Welt Could not be found in the Unit History
Pvt. John Sullivan Co. A Discharged June 8, 1865, upon expiration of service
Pvt. Henry A. Thompson Co. A Discharged for disability from wounds on January 13, 1865
Pvt. Frank M. Fenno Co. D Killed in Action at Wilderness, Va., on May 6, 1864
Pvt Edward Godding Co. D Discharged June 8, 1865, upon expiration of service
Pvt. James H. Day Co. D Discharged for disability from wounds on June 10, 1865

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