Various [Collection of Amos J. Harding, L company, 6th regiment, Missouri, cavalry] [decimalized]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02178 Author/Creator: Various Place Written: [various places] Type: Header Record Date: 1863-1865 Pagination: 13 items Order a Copy
The collection consists of thirteen letters written by various men but all addressed to Amos J. Harding. The letters are from friends and officers in service during the Civil War and are mostly from Missouri; eight of these letters possess dockets. Amos Joseph Harding was born on 2 May 1839 in Galion, Ohio. He enlisted on 31 August 1862 and was transferred into Company I of the Nebraska 1st Infantry until 6 November 1863, when he was transferred into Company I of the Nebraska 1st Cavalry. Harding was discharged from the Cavalry on 2 April 1864 because he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant of Company L of the Missouri 6th Cavalry. He was mustered out on 15 October 1865 and died on 23 October 1912 in Evanston, Illinois. Selected highlights from the collection include: the descriptive account of the Battle of Glasgow (15 October, 1864); great detail about the geography of Missouri; the attempt to attain the release of a man named Bradley Bunch. Another highlight is letter #10, which includes opinions on newly freed African-Americans and President Johnson's Reconstruction plan.
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