Civil War correspondence of Samuel Lippincott Woodward

Item Information

Title:
Civil War correspondence of Samuel Lippincott Woodward
Description:
Eight letters written by Union soldier Samuel Lippincott Woodward while serving with the 6th Illinois Cavalry Regiment. The letters were written from Memphis, Tenn. (27 Nov 1864, 19 Dec 1864); Mobile Point, Alabama (26 Feb 1865); New Orleans, Louisiana (5 March 1865); Paducah, Kentucky (14 Sept 1865, 16 Nov 1865); and "On a plantation near Helena, Ark." (21 March 1866). The letters were all addressed to Helen M. Kirby, Institute for the Blind, Jacksonville, Illinois. The letters include descriptions of his living quarters and the city of New Orleans (including a celebration of the 4th of July), defends the actions and character of General Sherman, and Woodward notes his bachelor life especially in his last letter after discussing the marriage of a younger brother. Blank pages were not scanned. Samuel Lippincott Woodward, son of John and Elizabeth (Hornor) Woodward, born 28 October 1840 Burlington County, New Jersey; died 17 April 1924; unmarried; served in volunteer army from private to major 1 Feb 1862 to 29 Sept 1865, in regular army 2nd Lt 18 June 1867 to brig general, retiring from active service 9 July 1904.
Creator:
Woodward, Samuel Lippincott, 1849-1924
Date:
1864–1866
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Collection (local):
Civil War Manuscripts (NEHGS)
R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society
Subjects:
Dwight, Helen McClure Kirby, 1845-1923--Correspondence
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891--Public opinion
United States. Army--Military life
United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865)
Plantations--Arkansas
Soldiers--Illinois--Correspondence
New Orleans (La.)--Description and travel
New Orleans (La.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Places:
Louisiana > Orleans (county) > New Orleans
Arkansas
Illinois > Morgan (county) > Jacksonville
Tennessee > Shelby (county) > Memphis
Alabama
Kentucky > McCracken (county) > Paducah
Mobile Point (Ala.)
Helena (Ark.)
Extent:
8 ALS ; 21-25 cm.
Link to Item:
http://digitalcollections.americanancestors.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15869coll23/id/383
Terms of Use:
Open access This item is in the public domain. There are no known restrictions on the use of this image.
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Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Civil War correspondence of Samuel Lippincott Woodward, Mss C 5949, R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, online at DigitalCollections.AmericanAncestors.org.
Identifier:
Mss C 5949
http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1104450~S0