Letter from Thomas Lindsey to Abial Bishop, 1863
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This letter was written by Thomas Lindsey to his uncle Abial Bishop June 19, 1863 from encampment at Great Falls on the Potomac River near Washington. He describes the people and the farming, comparing them to his home in Leeds.
He describes also the hardships and deaths of homefolk who are soldiers in the 23d Maine, a nine-months regiment. He survived the war, attaining rank of corporal, and married Grace Adelia Ladd of Lawrence, Mass. He moved there after the war and had one daughter.
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- Title: Letter from Thomas Lindsey to Abial Bishop, 1863
- Creator: Lindsey, Thomas Jennings
- Creation Date: 1863-06-19
- Subject Date: 1863-06-19
- Local Name: Bishop Hill
- Town: Great Falls, Leeds
- County: Androscoggin
- State: MD, ME
- Media: Ink on paper, letter
- Dimensions (cm): 21 x 24
- Collection: The Brewster Collection
- Object Type: Text
For more information about this item, contact:
Leeds Historical Society
553 North Road, Leeds, ME 04263
(207) 524-2324
http://abacus.bates.edu/~ljuraska/lhs/index.htm
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LC Subject Headings
Manuscripts
Bishop, Abial--Correspondence
Letters
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life
Lindsey, Thomas Jennings--Correspondence
23rd Maine Infantry Regiment
People
Bishop, Abial
Lindsey, Thomas J
Bishop, George
Kimball, Henry
Ramsdell, Elishar
Barker, Albert
Lindsey, Frank J
Bishop, Alura
Bishop, Charles
Other Keywords
Civil War
Civil War letterFrank J Lindsey
Great Falls
Leeds, Maine
Twenty Third Maine
Washington, D.C.
encampment
farming
secesh
soldier
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