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- 29 July 1862 (Creation)
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Letter from Frank, surgeon of the 88th Regiment of the New York Infranty in the Union Army, at Harrisons Landing, James River, Virginia, to his father. He writes that he was saddened to hear of the death of his mother, and that he has been sending letters through his friend Howard Carroll, who was later appointed Colonel of the 105th Regiment of the New York Infrantry three days after this letter was sent, 2 August 1862, and led his regiment into the Battle of Antietam on 17 September 1862, and died on 29 September 1862. The identity of Frank is unknown, but he is likely Francis, the nephew of William Gainfort and Lucy Neville. Frank writes of the Irish Brigades courage in battles of July 1862, and of their heavy losses.
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- Irish Brigade (Subject)
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Jennifer Lee, August 2018.