Channell, Alfred Volunteer Descriptive List and Account of Pay and Clothing of Clark Whitford Co. "I," Seventh Regt. Rhode Island Volunteers
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.446 Author/Creator: Channell, Alfred Place Written: Point Isabel, Kentucky Type: Printed document signed Date: 14 February 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 26.3 x 53.3 cm. Order a Copy
Account and description of materials and pay due to Clark Whitford for his service in Company "I". Notes that his clothing acquisitions date to 1 November 1863. Signed by Captain Alfred M. Channell. Also signed on 1 March 1864 but the name is unclear. Docketed on verso.
Jenks served as Captain of Company "I," seventh regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers between 1862 and 1865. During the Civil War, Jenks' Regiment spent time in Rhode Island, Kentucky, and Virginia, participating in battles at Fredericksburg and Fort Sedgwick. Following the Civil War, Jenks returned to Rhode Island, becoming President of the Seventh Rhode Island Veterans Association and later serving as a deputy tax collector. Jenks was married to Sanondess Jenks (1835-1923) during and after the War. This collection contains various letters, military documents, deeds, and other items related to Jenks' life during and after the War. See location notes field for information on various locations.
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