Correspondence by Leander Gage King from Camp Hamilton, Fortress Monroe, Virginia, 1861 October

Item Information

Title:
Correspondence by Leander Gage King from Camp Hamilton, Fortress Monroe, Virginia, 1861 October
Description:
Leander Gage King (1830-1863), Captain of Company C 16th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, was killed in action during the Battle of Gettysburg on 2 July 1863. The collection contains 112 letters written by Captain Leander Gage King to his wife Sarah (Brown) King (1835-1933). Digitization funded by a grant from the Cabot Family Charitable Trust.; Blank pages have not been scanned.
Creator:
King, Leander Gage, 1830-1863
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Genre:
Envelopes
Illustrations (layout features)
Stationery
Location:
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Collection (local):
R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society
Civil War Manuscripts (NEHGS)
Series:
Civil War papers of Capt. Leander Gage King, 1861-1933 > Sub-group I. Correspondence, Series A. Letters by Leander Gage King
Subjects:
King, Sarah Frances Brown, 1835-1933--Correspondence
King, Leander Gage, 1830-1863--Correspondence
United States. Army--Military life
United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 16th (1861-1864)
Soldiers--Massachusetts--Correspondence
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Places:
Virginia > Hampton
Fort Monroe (Va.)
Extent:
10 ALS, [30] p.
Link to Item:
https://digital.americanancestors.org/digital/collection/p15869coll23/id/6932
Terms of Use:
Open access This item is in the public domain. There are no known restrictions on the use of this image.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Civil War papers of Capt. Leander Gage King Papers, Mss 1073, R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, online at DigitalCollections.AmericanAncestors.org.
Notes (date):
1861 October
Identifier:
Mss 1073
Folder 3
http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1101844~S0