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Alexander N. Shipley Military Commissions

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0328
Abstract:

Five commissions recording the military promotions of Alexander N. Shipley from 2nd Lieutenant (1858) to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (1866), and containing either authentic or stamped signatures of U. S. Presidents (James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson); also included is a smaller document relating to Shipley’s promotion to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel .

Dates: 1858 - 1866

John C. Crosby U.S. Civil War diary

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0287
Abstract:

A leather-bound hand-written diary kept by John C. Crosby, first from 1861 to 1862 during the United States Civil War while Crosby served in the Seventh Maine Regiment of the Union army (probably as a hospital orderly), recording daily activities in tending the sick while moving about on campaign; then, from 1865 to 1868 after Crosby’s return to civilian life, recording his activities and personal finances as a hired farm worker.

Dates: 1861 - 1868

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  • Subject: American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) X
  • Names: United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1864) X

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