Collection related to Captain James Ingersoll Grafton [Decimalized .01- .05]

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Collection also includes three collateral newspaper obituaries pertaining to Grafton. One clipping states "He was a strong, clear-headed man, hopeful and courageous. He enjoyed the comforts and luxuries of life as much as any man; but the cheerfulness and zeal with which he would go through fatigue and exposure, and brave danger, were never surpassed." In another excerpt, written 9 April 1865, General Henry Warner Slocum writes to John A. Andrew, Governor of Massachusetts: "I desire to call your attention to the present condition of the Second Regiment Mass... No regiment that ever served with me can show a better record."

GLC#
GLC08895
Type
Header Record
Date
1865-1895
Title
Collection related to Captain James Ingersoll Grafton [Decimalized .01- .05]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
4 letters, 1 pamphlet
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Grafton, James Ingersoll, ?-1865
Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894
Andrew, John Albion, 1818-1867
Military History
Civil War
Union Forces
Death
Children and Family
Union General

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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Joseph Grafton

9 April 1865

Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894

General Slocum replies to a letter from Grafton regarding the body of his brother, Captain James Ingersoll Grafton. Writes "I think the body of your brother can be recovered and forwarded to you as soon as the campaign on which we are about to enter...

GLC08895.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Frederick Schuckhardt

20 April 1865

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

General Sherman replies to a previous letter from Schuckhardt. Discusses assisting their mutual friend Joseph Grafton with recovering the body of his brother Captain James Ingersoll Grafton, who was killed the previous month in the Battle of...

GLC08895.02
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Horace James

28 April 1865

Leigh, Charles C., ?-1895

Leigh writes from the National Freedmen's Relief Association to Reverend James. Introduces the bearer of this note, William Hughes, Esq., (spelled Hughs) as "a gentleman worthy your confidence & kind regards." Writes that Hughs is traveling south...

GLC08895.03
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Charles Chapman Grafton

23 September 1895

Van Brunt, Ralph, fl. 1865-1895

Van Brunt recalls events of the Civil War Battle of Averasborough. Discusses the 16 March 1865 death of Captain James Ingersoll Grafton, Charles's brother. Discusses the battle in detail, mentioning Generals William T. Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston...

GLC08895.04
Collection Item
Pamphlet

Massachusetts officers who died while in ther service of the United States during the War of the Rebellion

6 April 1892

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States

States "Every officer killed while in service, or who has died since the war, is entitled to representation in the Order by his lineal or collateral descendant." Includes the name of Captain James Ingersoll Grafton of the 2nd Massachusetts...

GLC08895.05