McCall, George Archibald

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Letters from Thomas Chamberlin to Eli Slifer
Letters from Thomas Chamberlin to Eli Slifer
May 3 - November 15, 1861

Union officer Thomas Chamberlin writes twelve letters to Eli Slifer, the Secretary of the Commonwealth under Governor Andrew Curtin, regarding his experience leading his company in the Union Army during the Civil War. Chamberlin discusses new recruits, organizing the new infantry company, and...

Location: MC 2003.4, B2, F15

Subject: Military Affairs and Conflict

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

Letters from Everard Bierer to Eli Slifer
Letters from Everard Bierer to Eli Slifer
1861-1865

Captain Everard Bierer writes a series of twelve letters to Eli Slifer, the Secretary of the Commonwealth under Governor Andrew Curtin, regarding the assembly and movement of army troops, the transportation of said troops, and requests for promotion. Bierer also mentions dealing with the War...

Location: MC 2003.4, B1, F18

Subject: Health and Medicine, Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

Letter from Everard Bierer to Andrew Curtin
Letter from Everard Bierer to Andrew Curtin
October 4, 1861

Everard Bierer writes Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin to request the appointment as a Lieutenant Colonel or a Major "in some of the Pennsylvania Regiments now organizing." Bierer claims that he has been "drilling constantly and studying hard now for over 4 months" and is "sufficiently...

Location: MC 2003.4, B1, F18

Subject: Military Affairs and Conflict

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

Letters from Thomas Chamberlin to Eli Slifer
Letters from Thomas Chamberlin to Eli Slifer
1862-1863

Thomas Chamberlin writes eleven letters to Eli Slifer, the Secretary of the Commonwealth under Governor Curtin, regarding life in the camp of a Union Army company during the Civil War. Chamberlin also discusses the weather, sickness, geography, and military tactics. "The suggestion that [...

Location: MC 2003.4, B2, F16

Subject: Health and Medicine, Military Affairs and Conflict, Personal and Family Life

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879
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