Emlen Newbold Carpenter correspondence and military papers, 1864-65 and 1891
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11699Dates:
1864 – 18651891
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Two letters, payment vouchers, and obituary from Emlen Newbold Carpenter, a Brevetted Major and Lieutenant Colonel of the US Volunteers in the Civil War. Two letters of correspondence are addressed to Colonel C.L. Leiper, who served with Carpenter in the war. Additionally, there are two copies of payment vouchers from the period of September to November 1861, which include costs of living for Carpenter and a black servant, Thomas Draper, for 25 days.Also includes a photocopy of Carpenter's entry into the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the Unites States. Written just after his death in 1891, the memoriam offers an obituary telling of his participation in the Battle of Gettysburg and Todd's Tavern, Virginia and his attempted escapes from prisoner of war camp.