Henry M. Enos papers, 1863-1868

Summary

Scope and Content:: Civil War letters written by Alfred W. Wright, Co. A, Seventeenth Michigan Infantry, and George Blashfield, Co. E, Sixth Michigan Infantry; also a program of the Fairview Union School for 1863 and miscellaneous correspondence.
Biographical / Historical:: Resident of Brooklyn, Michigan.
Acquisition Information:: Donated by Laura Jean Wulfman (donor no. 3514 )
Rules or Conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

George Blashfield. Three letters (1864-1865) written from Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan, Ala. He writes of garrison duty, voting for Lincoln, capturing lumber on a scouting expedition, the colored troops, and his intentions to stay until the end of the war. Blashfield was in Company E, 6th Michigan Infantry, 1861-1865, as corporal, sergeant, and hospital steward. He was from Calhoun County, Mich.
C. T. Chaffee. One letter (April 13, 1862) written from Edinburg, Va., to Henry M. Enos. Chaffee was in the March 23, 1862, battle of Winchester and tells a bit about it. Chaffee's regiment has not been identified.
Alfred W. Wright. Two letters written in a barracks in Detroit (Aug. 15, 1862, and undated). He enlisted in Company A, 17th Michigan Infantry, in Aug. 1862, and was discharged for disability in April 1863. Wright was from Adrian, Mich.

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Names:: United States. Army. Michigan Artillery Regiment, 6th (1863-1865). Company E.
United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 17th (1862-1865). Company A.
Blashfield, George, b. 1840.
Wright, Alfred W., b. 1838.
Places:: Brooklyn (Mich.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.