Edwin Oberlin Wentworth papers, 1862-1890.
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Mixed materialsDescription: 120 items; 1 containerSubject(s): - Wentworth family
- Wentworth family -- Correspondence
- United States. Army -- Military life
- United States. Army -- Psychological aspects
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 37th (1862-1865)
- United States. Army of the Potomac
- Brandy Station (Va.) -- History
- Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862
- Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
- Kelly's Ford, Battle of, Va., 1863
- Military pensions -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Journalism, Military
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- Printers
- Soldiers
Open to research.
Family correspondence relating chiefly to Wentworth's service in the 37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment; copies of articles, satire, doggerel, and poetry submitted for inclusion in The Reveille, a handwritten newspaper issued by his regiment at Brandy Station, Va. in March 1864; and photographs. In his letters Wentworth describes life in the military, his feelings before and during battle, and the actions of his regiment at the battles of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Kelly's Ford, Va., and other campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. Letters after Wentworth's death pertain to a pension for his widow and children.
Printer and soldier.
Collection material in English.
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