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Size | 10 items |
Abstract | Sergeant James H. Kelly, who may have been from New York, served in the United States Army Signal Corps from 1861 to 1866. The collection consists of a ten-page manuscript in which James H. Kelly described his service in the United States Signal Corps in 1862, including his account of the Battle of Shiloh, his time spent traveling along the Mississippi and White rivers, and campaigns of which he was a part; his certificate declaring him a sergeant, 1864, signed by William J.L. Nicodemus; Kelly's statement to the pension bureau; a letter written aboard the steamer White Cloud to his brother Ralph and sister Jane that details an attack on the boat in July 1862; and five pins and one medal recognizing his service during the Civil War. |
Creator | Kelly, James H., fl. 1862-1886. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Kiley Orchard, May 2010
Encoded by: Kiley Orchard, May 2010
This collection was processed with support from Elizabeth Moore Ruffin.
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Sergeant James H. Kelly, who may have been from New York, served in the United States Army Signal Corps from 1861 to 1866. He participated in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862.
Back to TopThe collection consists of a ten-page manuscript in which James H. Kelly described his service in the United States Signal Corps in 1862, including his account of the Battle of Shiloh, his time spent traveling along the Mississippi and White rivers, and campaigns of which he was a part; his certificate declaring him a sergeant, 1864, signed by William J.L. Nicodemus; Kelly's statement to the pension bureau; a letter written aboard the steamer White Cloud to his brother Ralph and sister Jane that details an attack on the boat in July 1862; and five pins and one medal recognizing his service during the Civil War.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original papers, 1862-1864 |
Folder 2 |
Typed transcriptionsIncluded are typed transcriptions of the ten-page manuscript, the statement to the pension bureau, and the 1862 letter. Also inncluded is more detailed information regarding Kelly's locations throughout his service. |
Museum Item MU-5406/1 |
Grand Army of the Republic pin, circa 1865 |
Museum Item MU-5406/2 |
Signal Corps veteran medal, 1865 |
Museum Item MU-5406/3-4
MU-5406/3MU-5406/4 |
Grand Army of the Republic pins (duplicates), 1866 |
Museum Item MU-5406/5-6
MU-5406/5MU-5406/6 |
American eagle and flag pins (duplicates), 1886 |