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Size | 35 items |
Abstract | George D. Benedict served in Company G of the 1st New York Dragoons during the Civil War. He was married to Sarah Benedict, who lived in Allegany County, N.Y. The 1st New York Dragoons originated as the 130th New York Infantry Regiment in 1862 and became the 1st New York Dragoons in 1863. The unit was mustered out 1865. The collection consists of letters, 1863-1864, from George D. Benedict, a Union soldier serving with the 1st New York Dragoons in Virginia and Maryland, to his wife, Sarah Benedict, at Belvidere, Allegany County, N.Y., and one letter from James Hall to Sarah Benedict telling her that her husband had been severely wounded. Benedict's letters describe military life, including picket duty, food, pay, and health, as well as news of fighting and news about friends. |
Creator | Benedict, George D., fl. 1863-1864. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Linda Sellars, February 1999
Encoded by: Linda Sellars, February 1999
Revisions: Finding aid updated in May 2005 by Nancy Kaiser
Updated by: Laura Hart, June 2021
Funding from the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., supported the microfilming of this collection.
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George D. Benedict served in Company G of the 1st New York Dragoons during the Civil War. He was married to Sarah Benedict, who lived in Allegany County, N.Y. The 1st New York Dragoons originated as the 130th New York Infantry Regiment in 1862 and became part of the mounted troops in 1863. It was briefly known as 19th New York Cavalry, then became the 1st New York Dragoons in 1863. The unit was mustered out 1865.
Back to TopLetters from George D. Benedict, a Union soldier serving with the 1st New York Dragoons during the Civil War in Virginia and Maryland, to his wife, Sarah Benedict, at Belvidere, Allegany County, N.Y., and one letter from James Hall to Sarah Benedict telling her that her husband had been severely wounded. Benedict's letters describe military life, including picket duty, food, pay, and health, as well as news of battles and about friends. Letters in April, May, and early June 1863 were written from Suffolk, Va. After that, Benedict wrote from Yorktown, Va., and Bellview, Va., and Frederick, Md., and Berlin, Md. In late July, Benedict wrote from Warrenton, Va., that his regiment (the 130th New York Infantry Regiment) was to stay there for some time and be turned into cavalry. In October, he wrote from Manassas Junction, Va., describing fighting there, and, in November and December, he wrote from Culpeper, Va. In January 1864, he wrote that the regiment was in winter quarters at Rapidan, Va.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1 |
1863: April-June |
Folder 2 |
1863: July-December |
Folder 3 |
1864 |
Reel M-4943/1 |
Microfilm copy of collection, 1863-1864 |