Letters by C.A. Howard, Henry Howard, and Stanley Howard.
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Consists of letters written by brothers Stanley, Charles, and Henry Howard to their sister Ella and/or their parents in Leeds, a section of Northampton, Massachusetts. Corporal Stanley Howard served with Co. G 27th Regt Mass. Vol. from 1861-1865 and wrote from such locations as Camp Hampshire, Newbern and Washington NC; Annapolis and Baltimore MD; York PA; and Julians Creek VA. Charles A. Howard was at Carver Hospital, Washington D.C. early in the War, and later at Ft. Ellsworth VA, Newport Barracks, Annapolis MD, and Plymouth NC. Henry N. Howard served with Co. D, 10th Reg. MA Volunteers and was wounded at Malvern Hill. His letters are from, among other places, Camp Brightwood, Washington D.C. Includes typescript transcriptions of some letters.; Digitization funded by a grant from the Cabot Family Charitable Trust.; Blank pages have not been scanned.
Howard Family Papers, Mss 459, R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, online at DigitalCollections.AmericanAncestors.org.