Contributed by Leeds Historical Society
Description
This letter was written by Thomas Lindsey to his uncle Abial Bishop on June 19, 1863 from encampment at Great Falls on the Potomac River near Washington. He describes the people and the farming, comparing them to his home in Leeds.
He describes also the hardships and deaths of homefolk who are soldiers in the 23d Maine, a nine-month regiment.
He survived the war, attaining rank of corporal, and married Grace Adelia Ladd of Lawrence, Mass. He moved there after the war and had one daughter.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: Letter from Thomas Lindsey to Abial Bishop, 1863
- Creator: Thomas Jennings Lindsey
- Creation Date: 1863-06-19
- Subject Date: 1863-06-19
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Locations:
- Bishop Hill, Leeds, Androscoggin County, ME
- Great Falls, MD
- Media: Ink on paper, letter
- Dimensions: 21 cm x 24 cm
- Collection: Henry M. Brewster Collection 2004-9
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Manuscripts
- Bishop, Abial--Correspondence
- Letters
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life
- Lindsey, Thomas Jennings--Correspondence
- 23rd Maine Infantry Regiment
People
- Barker, Albert
- Bishop, Abial
- Bishop, Alura
- Bishop, Charles
- Bishop, George
- Kimball, Henry
- Lindsey, Frank J
- Lindsey, Thomas J
- Ramsdell, Elishar
Other Keywords
- Civil War
- Civil War letterFrank J Lindsey
- encampment
- farming
- Great Falls
- Leeds, Maine
- secesh
- soldier
- Twenty Third Maine
- Washington, D.C.
For more information about this item, contact:
Leeds Historical Society553 North Road, Leeds, ME 04263
(207) 524-2324
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