1863 Letter from George Woodward

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1863 Letter from George Woodward

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Title: 1863 Letter from George Woodward

Collection Number: MS 2008-38

Scope and Content: Letter from George W. Woodward to Justus A. Balcom's parents, Johnson Balcom and Oriza Balcom, [1863]. In this letter, he informs them of the death of Justus Balcom and his thoughts on the war.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: death

Subject: slavery

Subject: African Americans

Subject Name: Woodward, George W.

Subject Name: Balcom, Johnson

Subject Name: Balcom, Oriza; Balcom, Justus A.

Inclusive Dates: 1863

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

Biography or Historical Note: Woodward, George W. Wright. Entered service in company G, Twenty-first Infantry, at organization, as Second Lieutenant, Aug. 8, 1862, at Grand Haven, for 3 years, age 37. Commissioned to date July 30, 1862. Mustered Sept. 3, 1862. Commissioned First Lieutenant Jan. 15, 1863. Mustered April 10, 1863. Commissioned Captain Dec. 2, 1863. Mustered Jan. 22, 1864. Brevet Major U.S. Volunteers, March 13, 1865, for meritorious services during the campaigns in Georgia and the Carolinas. Mustered out at Washington, D.C., June 8, 1865.

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