Letter from soldiers seeking discharge, Virginia, 1863
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Five soldiers wrote to Leonard Watson, Maine agent for the Sanitary Commission, noting that they had all been assigned to the 2nd Battalion Invalid Corps and had papers marked for discharge, but the papers had not followed them to Lincoln Hospital when they were sent there from Meridian Hill.
Meridian Hill was a hospital in Washington, D.C. Lincoln Hospital was in Lincoln Park in Washington.
The soldiers signing the letter were Chauncy A. Harris, Thomas Starah, Francis Everett, Benjamin W. Greenleaf, and William Tindall.
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- Title: Letter from soldiers seeking discharge, Virginia, 1863
- Creation Date: 1863-09-08
- Subject Date: 1863
- Town: Washington
- State: DC
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 20 x 12.2
- Local Code: Coll. 1533, Box 1/2
- Collection: Maine Agency Sanitary Commission
- Object Type: Text
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Military discharge
Soldiers--Maine
United States. Army. Invalid Corps
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals
United States. Army. Veteran Reserve Corps
People
Harris, Chauncy A.
Tindall, William
Everett, Francis
Greenleaf, Benjamin W.
Starah, Thomas
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