Manuscript/Mixed Material William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Letter, raid of 54th Massachusetts and 2nd South Carolina, Combahee River, S.C., 5 June 1863
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Image 1 of William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Letter, raid of 54th Massachusetts and 2nd … 162 LETTERâ4p 8x10 Officer of Comm of Musters Dept of the South Hilton Head SC June 5 1863 Regt still at Ferdinand FL Building Pt Clinch on the upper end of Amelia…- Contributor: Gladstone, William A., Collector
- Date: 1863-06-05
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Image 2 of William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Letter, raid of 54th Massachusetts and 2nd … Office of Com of Musters Department of the South Hilton Head SC June 5th 1863 My Dear Nephew Your long and interesting letter of the 29th Jan came to hand 24th March…- Contributor: Gladstone, William A., Collector
- Date: 1863-06-05
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Image 3 of William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Letter, raid of 54th Massachusetts and 2nd … effectually blockade the entrance to the St Marys river While we were lying at Fernandina the negros came down from Beaufort on an expedition up the St Marys after lumber and indeed…- Contributor: Gladstone, William A., Collector
- Date: 1863-06-05
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Image 4 of William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Letter, raid of 54th Massachusetts and 2nd … struck the main Pocotaliys way and guided by some intelligent contraband late we approached a battery of eight guns from the rear took it burned the RR bridge across the Coosawatchee also…- Contributor: Gladstone, William A., Collector
- Date: 1863-06-05
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Image 5 of William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Letter, raid of 54th Massachusetts and 2nd … Office of Com of Musters Department of the South Hilton Head SC June 5th 1863 My Dear Nephew Your long and interesting letter of 29th Jan came to hand 24th March while…- Contributor: Gladstone, William A., Collector
- Date: 1863-06-05
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Image 6 of William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Letter, raid of 54th Massachusetts and 2nd … three wounded About the middle of may we had orders to go to St Augustine which we had but just accomplished when I was ordered to report to the Head as clerk…- Contributor: Gladstone, William A., Collector
- Date: 1863-06-05
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Image 7 of William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Letter, raid of 54th Massachusetts and 2nd … excellent soldiers and will fight like tigers There knowledge of the county and habits of the people gives them largely the advantage over our troops and on the plan these mounted rebels…- Contributor: Gladstone, William A., Collector
- Date: 1863-06-05
About this Item
Title
- William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: Letter, raid of 54th Massachusetts and 2nd South Carolina, Combahee River, S.C., 5 June 1863
Names
- Gladstone, William A., collector
Headings
- - United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American
- - United States. Colored Troops
- - United States. Continental Army--African American troops
- - United States. Corps d'Afrique
- - Slavery
- - United States--Armed Forces--African Americans
- - United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, African American
- - Collectors
- - Manuscripts
- - United States
Genre
- Manuscripts
Call Number/Physical Location
- mss83434, box 4; item 343
Source Collection
- William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection
Repository
- Manuscript Division
Digital Id
Online Format
- online text
- image