Blackman, James A. (fl. 1861-1865) [Collection of Francis G. Blackman and James A. Blackman, C company, 7th regiment, Rhode Island, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.20]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02159 Author/Creator: Blackman, James A. (fl. 1861-1865) Place Written: [various places] Type: Header Record Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 20 letters Order a Copy
The collection includes letters of brothers James A. and Francis G. Blackman from Gloucester, Rhode Island. Letters regarding campaigning in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and South Carolina. James A. Blackman served in the Rhode Island 7th Infantry. There is no regiment information available for Francis Blackman. The collection is organized chronologically.
James A. Blackman served in the Rhode Island 7th Infantry from September 1862 to October 1863. He was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, 23rd Regiment on 29 October 1863 where he served until the end of the war.
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