Swain, Julius Marshall (1835-1911) Collection of Julius M. Swain [decimalized]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00653.10 Author/Creator: Swain, Julius Marshall (1835-1911) Place Written: [various places] Type: Header Record Date: 1862-1863 Pagination: 12 letters Order a Copy
Describes activities of B company, 39th regiment, Massachusetts infantry. Includes 12 letters, mostly to family members, describing his war responsibilities, his surroundings, and other issues. Includes description of events following the defeat of the Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Swain was a telegrapher with the Massachusetts Signal Corps, 38th Regiment. He enlisted in 1862 as a second lieutenant, and was commissioned into the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1863, resigning in 1865. He was breveted first lieutenant and captain 13 March 1865. Swain considered joining the 45th Mass. (Colored) Regiment.
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