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Size | About 40 items |
Abstract | Charles William Dustan (1834-1892) was a a federal officer in the 71st New York Militia Regiment, the 53rd New York Regiment, and other units. The collection includes Civil War letters from Dustan to his mother and sister on Staten Island, N.Y., written from Virginia and Mississippi, 1861-1863, and from Memphis, Tenn., 1863-1865, where he was captain in the United States Army and brigadier general of enrolled militia. The letters discuss camp life, troop movements, morale, and discipline problems, including a mutiny in the 53rd Regiment, conditions and events in Memphis, and family matters. |
Creator | Dustan, Charles William, 1834-1892. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Charles William Dustan (1834-1892) of Staten Island, N.Y., was the son of Isaac K. Dustan, captain of the steamer Atlantic. Charles entered the New York state militia in 1854 and served in the 71st New York Militia Regiment in 1861 and as captain in the 53rd New York Infantry Regiment 1861-1862, in Virginia, Mississippi and Tennessee. After the war, Dustan served as an Alabama state legislator, treasury agent, postmaster, and member of the 1867 Constitutional Convention. He was married to Edith Whitfield in 1865.
Back to TopThe collection includes Civil War letters from Charles William Dustan, a federal officer in the 71st New York Militia Regiment, the 53rd New York Regiment, and other units, to his mother and sister on Staten Island, N.Y., written from Virginia and Mississippi, 1861-1863, and from Memphis, Tenn., 1863-1865, where he was captain in the United States Army and brigadier general of enrolled militia. The letters discuss camp life, troop movements, morale, and discipline problems, including a mutiny in the 53rd Regiment, conditions and events in Memphis, and family matters.
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