1864-09-21 Letter from Lt. W. Dickinson to Rev. C. Van Norman

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In Folder: Benjamin Van Norman Collection

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1864-09-21 Letter from Lt. W. Dickinson to Rev. C. Van Norman

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Title: 1864-09-21 Letter from Lt. W. Dickinson

Collection Number: MS 2015-162

Scope and Content: Letter from Lt. W. Dickinson to Rev. C. Van Norman dated September 21, 1864. In this letter, Lt. Dickinson painfully informs C. Van Norman of the death of his son, Benjamin Van Norman, at Blue Springs, Tenn. on August 23, 1864.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 10th Michigan Cavalry

Subject Name: Van Norman, Benjamin

Subject Name: C. Van Norman

Subject Name: Lt. W. Dickinson

Inclusive Dates: September 21, 1864

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: Benjamin Van Norman: Enlisted in Company A, Tenth Cavalry, Aug. 26, 1863, at Grand Rapids, for 3 years, age 17. Mustered Sept. 2, 1863. Died Aug. 24, 1864, at Greenville, Tenn., from wounds received in action at Blue Springs, Tenn., Aug. 23, 1864.

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