Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Eben S. Calderwood of Vinalhaven was 39 years old when he joined Co. H of the 21st Maine Regiment in October 1862. He had a wife and five children.
Calderwood wrote to his wife, Mary, in Vinalhaven, about the regiment's location, and the activities and locations of various men they both knew. He also wrote that he was glad she was getting state aid.
Calderwood enlisted for nine months.
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About This Item
- Title: Pvt. Eben Calderwood to wife, Louisiana, 1863
- Creator: Eben S. Calderwood
- Creation Date: 1863-04-08
- Subject Date: 1863
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Locations:
- Vinalhaven, Knox County, ME
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. S-1952, Box 93/13
- Collection: Eben S. Calderwood correspondence
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Calderwood, Eben S., 1839-1863--Correspondence
- Letters
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Military life
- Soldiers--Maine
- United States--History--Civil War, 1862-1865--Personal narratives
- United States. Army--Military life
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 21st (1862-1863). Company H
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