Gardner, Horace B., fl. 1862 [Collection of Horace B. Gardner]

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Letters dated July 5, 12, and 22 1862. First McClellan lettersheet with McClellan patriotic, second on choice multicolor Magnus General Halleck lettersheet, eagle and shield patriotic. Last on plain paper with multicolor Magnus White House Views patriotic. Letters mention deserters, a duel, Fort Albany's artillery. All addressed to same Massachusetts address. Written at Fort Frederick (also known as Fort Albany)

GLC#
GLC02665
Type
Header Record
Date
5-22 July 1862
Author/Creator
Gardner, Horace B., fl. 1862
Title
[Collection of Horace B. Gardner]
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
3 letters + 3 envelopes
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Boardman, Nellie M., fl. 1862
Gardner, Horace B., fl. 1862
Pope, John, 1822-1892
Artillery
Civil War
Desertion
Duel
Liberty
Military History
Patriotic Stationery
Soldier's Letter
Sutler
Union Forces
Union General
Union Soldier's Letter
Washington, District of Columbia
White House

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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

To Nellie

5 July 1862

Gardner, Horace B., fl. 1862

Horace B. Gardner writes to Nellie Boardman from Fort Albany, where he is stationed with the 14th regiment. After writing that he has never heard her name before, he decribes his Fourth of July celebration, a picnic and fireworks. He writes about the...

GLC02665.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

To Nellie

12 July 1862

Gardner, Horace B., fl. 1862

Horace B. Gardner writes to Nellie Boardman. Responding to her suggestion that a draft may be required to fill the Massachusetts quota, he discusses the value of fighting in defense of his country and her laws. Gardner writes of the 14th Regiment's...

GLC02665.02
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

To Nellie

22 July 1862

Gardner, Horace B., fl. 1862

Horace B. Gardner writes to Nellie Boardman, referring to an ambrotype of himself that he includes with the letter. He writes of his previous night's guard duty, and he describes Warren H. Knights's attempted, and two other soldiers' succesful...

GLC02665.03
Collection Item
Envelope

To Nellie

1862

Gardner, Horace B., fl. 1862

This envelope has a Major General G. B. Mc Clellan patriotic portrait. Addressed to Mrs. Nellie M Boardman. Written at Fort Frederick (also known as Fort Albany).

GLC02665.04