Civil War correspondence of William Henry Hendrick

Item Information

Title:
Civil War correspondence of William Henry Hendrick
Description:
Nine letters written by Union soldier William H. Hendrick while serving with Company K, 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry mailed to his uncle Eben Fuller of Phoenix, R.I., and Worcester, Mass. The letters were written from locations like Tybee Island and Fort Clinch [both near Savannah]; Morris Island, S.C., and St Helena Island, S.C. The letters include detailed description Tybee Island, army life, and the shelling of Fort Wagner and Fort Sumter. William H. Hendrick, son of Horace and Maria F. (Fuller) Hendrick, was born 1840 in Thompson, Conn. He married 19 October 1868 in Worcester, Mass., to Mary L. Browning.
Creator:
Hendrick, William Henry
Date:
1862–1863
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:
Fuller, Ebenezer--Correspondence
United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865). Company K
Soldiers--Connecticut--Correspondence
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Places:
Arizona > Maricopa (county) > Phoenix
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Worcester
Georgia > Chatham (county) > Tybee Island (island) > Tybee Island
Florida
South Carolina > Charleston (county) > Charleston
Tybee Island (Ga. : Island)
Cantonment Clinch (Fla.)
Morris Island (S.C.)
Saint Helena Island (S.C.)
Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)
Extent:
9 ALS ; 21-30 cm.
Link to Item:
http://digitalcollections.americanancestors.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15869coll23/id/476
Terms of Use:
Open access This item is in the public domain. There are no known restrictions on the use of this image.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Civil War correspondence of William Henry Hendrick, Mss C 5945, R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, online at DigitalCollections.AmericanAncestors.org.
Identifier:
Mss C 5945
http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1104447~S0