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Size | 36 items |
Abstract | Chiefly Civil War correspondence of Fales, a federal soldier with the 42nd Massachusetts Infantry. Most items are letters received by Fales from his relatives in Massachusetts, discussing attitudes toward the war and slavery, and business conditions in Massachusetts. Also included are letters from Fales, written near New Orleans, La., with comments on blacks, local conditions, and army life. |
Creator | Fales, Silas Everett, fl. 1861-1865. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, August 1996
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, January 2010
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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Chiefly Civil War correspondence of Fales, a federal soldier with the 42nd Massachusetts Infantry. Most items are letters received by Fales from his relatives in Massachusetts, discussing attitudes toward the war and slavery, and business conditions in Massachusetts. Also included are letters from Fales, written near New Orleans, La., with comments on blacks, local conditions, and army life.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
1854-1861 |
Folder 2 |
1862 |
Folder 3 |
1863 |
Folder 4 |
1864-1865 and undated |