Collection number: MC 123
Size: 1 box
(0.25 cu.ft.)
About Charles E. Jewett
Charles E. Jewett, a 23 year-old resident of Gilford, N.H., joined the 2nd N.H. Regiment on April 20, 1861. He re-enlisted for three years on May 22, 1861. Jewett, a private, was killed at the 2nd Battle of Manassas on August 29, 1862.
About the Charles E. Jewett Letters
Primarily contains Jewett’s war-time (23) letters to his brother and sister-in-law. Also included: notice from Sergeant Hugh R. Richardson of Jewett’s death; a letter from Charles Chesley of the 2nd Mass. Heavy Artillery (Dec. 21, 1864); and an unrelated letter to John A. Jewett, dated October 13, 1859
See also: Haynes, Martin A. A History of the Second Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, in the War of the Rebellion (Lakeport, N.H.: n.p., 1896)
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Charles E. Jewett Letters, 1859-1864, MC 123, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA
Acquisitions Information
Donated: Charles A. Jellison, Oct. 1960, transferred to the library by Professor Robert Gilmore (Accession number: 25)
Collection Contents
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1 | 14 letters from C.E. Jewett, May 11-Dec. 30, 1861 | |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | 9 letters from C.E. Jewett, Hugh R. Richardson to John Jewett, Jan. 15-July 14, 1862, Sept. 16, 1862 | |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | 2 letters to John Jewett plus 10 stamped envelopes. | |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | Transcriptions (typescript) of the letters. | |
