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Various A photograph and letter by a private in the 13th NY volunteers

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A collection of two items one item is a letter written by a private in the 13th NY volunteers, alluding to the circumstances of the death of Col. Elmer Ellsworth. The second item is a oval photograph of Tomes in uniform.

GLC#
GLC07304
Type
Header Record
Date
August 15, 1861
Author/Creator
Various
Title
A photograph and letter by a private in the 13th NY volunteers
Place Written
Brooklyn, New York
Pagination
2 items Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Civil War
Military History
Union Soldier's Letter
Union Forces
Confederate States of America
Death
Secession
Military Uniforms
Clothing and Accessories
Photography
Mobs and Riots
Baltimore Riot

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GLC07304.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

re: sight of secession flag over Marshall House in Annapolis, with photograph

1861/08/15

Tomes, Fuller, fl. 1861

Letter written by a private in the 13th NY volunteers, alluding to the circumstances of the death of Col. Elmer Ellsworth. "We begged for permission to land, to tear form that house that hated emblem of 'traitors', had we been permitted to land...

GLC07304.01
GLC07304.02
Collection Item
Photograph

[Oval photograph of Andrew Fuller Tomes]

1861

Inscription on verso reads "Andrew Fuller Tomes as he went to war - Company 9 Beecher Company. 13th Reg. 1861."

GLC07304.02