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Letters and personal recollections, Vol. I.

 File — Volume: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Comprised of holograph transcriptions of correspondence and memoirs of Charles O. Hunt documenting his service in the Civil War, including the second battle of Manasass, the Wilderness Campaign, and Gettysburg, as well his internment as a prisoner of war at Hilton Head, South Carolina and Danville, Virginia.

Hunt mentions numerous aquaintances throughout the two volumes, including those made during his Bowdoin College years (such as Samuel Fessenden). Correspondents include his mother, his brother, Henry Hastings Hunt, and other Maine acquaintances; and also General Johnson Hagood with whom Hunt carried on a post-bellum correspondence concerning his internment under Hagood's command. Also includes photographs, currency notes, signed orders and other documents, and brochures concerning a memorial at Gettysburg battle-field.

Please see Henry Hastings Hunt Papers for related materials.

Dates

  • Creation: 1861 - 1898

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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