John C. Phinney on desire for transfer, Greenville, LA
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John C. Phinney of Stockton, wrote to his friend Charles Bridges, of Castine, who at the time was serving as 1st Lieutenant of the 3rd Regiment of United States Volunteers (Colored Infantry) in Louisiana.
Bridges had sought to have Phinney, a private, in the 2nd Maine Cavalry, become a non-commissioned officer in Bridges' regiment.
The letter is dated 1863, but probably was written in 1864.
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- Title: John C. Phinney on desire for transfer, Greenville, LA
- Creator: Phinney, John C.
- Creation Date: 1864-05-19
- Subject Date: 1864
- Town: Castine, Greenville, Stockton Springs
- County: Hancock, Waldo
- State: LA, ME
- Media: Ink on Paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2114, Box 1/2
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
Bridges, Charles, b. ca. 1838--Correspondence
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 80th (1864-1867)
United States. Army--Appointments and retirements
Letters
Soldiers--Maine
Phinney, John C.--Correspondence
United States. Army. Maine Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)
People
Bridges, Charles
Phinney, John C.
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