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1864-07-01 Letter from William North

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1864-07-01 Letter from William North

1864-07-01 Letter from William North

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Title: 1864-07-01 Letter from William North

Collection Number: MS 69-117

Scope and Content: Letter from William O. North to Samuel Babbitt dated July 1, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the capture of Darwin Babbitt.

Language: english

Type of Resource: text

Genre: correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 5th Michigan Cavalry

Subject: prisoners

Subject: Union

Subject: Prisoners of War

Subject Name: Babbitt, Darwin H.

Subject Name: Babbitt, Samuel A.

Subject Name: North, William O.

Inclusive Dates: July 1, 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: North, William O. Lapeer. Entered service in company K, Fifth Cavalry, at organization, as Supernumerary Second Lieutenant, age 21. Commissioned Aug. 14, 1862. Mustered Sept. 5, 1862. Commissioned First Lieutenant Dec. 1, 1862. Mustered Dec. 1, 1862. Commissioned Captain, company F, July 3, 1863. Mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Killed in action at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864. Babbitt, Darwin H. Ypsilanti. Enlisted in company K, Fifth Cavalry, Aug. 21, 1862, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Sept. 2, 1862. Taken prisoner at Hawes' Shop, Va., May 28, 1864. Released Jan. 27, 1865. Mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., June 22, 1865.

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