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Letter by H.S. Stevens describing role of the 14th Regiment Connecticut Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg (June 10, 1905) [Letter]
Contributor:Stevens, Henry S. Author
Publisher:U.S. National Park Sevice
Published: 09/29/2001
Access:Public access
Restrictions:Public domain
Is Part Of:Civil War Heritage Digital Collection
Format/Size:2 p. letter + 2 p. transcription
Note:Transcribed by Josephine S. King, July 2001
Subject:Stevens, Henry S.
Subject:14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry, Union -- Soldiers -- Letters
Subject:Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3, 1863 -- Eyewitness accounts
Subject:Civil War soldiers -- Letters
Subject:Civil War chaplains
Park name:Gettysburg National Military Park
Place:Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg Battlefield
Time Period:06/10/1905
Summary:The former Chaplain of the 14th Conn. Infantry who was with them at Gettysburg describes the field positions and activities of the unit during July 2-4, 1863 including a sketched map. Letter written in 1905, over 40 years after the events took place. Recipient of letter is unknown.
Related to:Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System (http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/)
Location:GETT Library
Source:8 1/2" x 11" photocopy of original letter
Source:Scanned on HP ScanJet at 300 dpi; black marks from photocopy process erased from image; saved as uncompressed TIF file

Record Number:7961
Record Owner:NPS Focus Program
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