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Size | 7 items |
Abstract | Thomas J. Jennings (fl. 1862-1863) of Fall River, Mass., was a federal soldier serving in a regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers at Hampton, Va., April 1862 and at New Bern, N.C., February-June 1863. The collection includes detailed letters from Thomas J. Jennings to Maria B. Durfee, Fall River. The letters include discussions of events in the New Bern area, daily life in camp at New Bern, and excursions Jennings took in the surrounding area. |
Creator | Jennings, Thomas J., fl. 1862-1863. |
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, January 2009
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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Thomas J. Jennings (fl. 1862-1863) of Fall River, Mass., was a federal soldier serving in a regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers at Hampton, Va., April 1862, and at New Bern, N.C., February-June 1863.
Back to TopThe collection includes detailed letters from Thomas J. Jennings to Maria B. Durfee, Fall River, Mass. The letters include discussions of events in the New Bern area, daily life in camp at New Bern, and excursions Jennings took in the surrounding area. The letters also mention General J. G. Foster, the defeated war ships Cumberland and Congress, and other soldiers and officers.
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Letters |