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Pvt Drake C Knapp, 51st NY Infantry (1862)
This is Private Drake Conklin Knapp shortly after he enlisted in Company H of the 51st New York Infantry in September 1862. At 37, he was slightly older than the…
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Pvt Elanson K Teed (c. 1861)
Elanson Knapp Teed enlisted in September 1861 in the 51st New York Infantry, and probably had this picture taken at that time. He was wounded at Antietam in 1862 and…
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John S. Downing pardoned (1904)
Private John S Downing of Company B, 51st New York Infantry was wounded at Antietam on 17 September 1862 - probably in the charge over what became known as Burnside…
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Casualty list, 51st New York Infantry
From page 3 of the New York Herald of 23 September 1862: I'll be going through this as I revisit the 51st Regiment of New York Infantry.
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Twelve hundred pounds of corn
While going through documents in Captain Robert Boyce's Consolidated Service Record (CSR) jacket, I came upon this receipt dated "Camp in the field Sept 23d 1862." [touch to expand] My…