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Size | 71 items |
Abstract | William Ray Wells served with the 12th New York Regiment in federal camps near Washington, D.C., and in Virginia. He was possibly killed in battle in August 1862. The collection is chiefly letters, 1831-1862, from William Ray Wells to his family in New York and Wisconsin. Wells's letters refer to camp life and battles and to his unhappiness with the necessity of serving in the army. The collection also contains correspondence of Wells's family members, which includes references to Seventh Day Adventist activities in the 1840s and 1850s; an ambrotype and a tintype depicting unidentified Wells family members; and other items. |
Creator | Wells, William Ray, d. 1862? |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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William Ray Wells served with the 12th New York Regiment in federal camps near Washington, D.C., and in Virginia. He was possibly killed in battle in August 1862.
Back to TopChiefly letters, 1861-1862, from William Ray Wells to his family in New York and Wisconsin. Wells's letters refer to life in federal camps with the 12th New York Regiment and on the battlefield. Wells also wrote of his unhappiness with the necessity of serving in the army. The collection also contains correspondence of Wells's family members, which includes references to Seventh Day Adventist activities in the 1840s and 1850s; an ambrotype and a tintype depicting unidentified Wells family members; and other items.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Detailed list of letters |
1813-1851 |
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Folder 2 |
1852-6 July 1861 |
Folder 3 |
7 July-20 December 1861 |
Folder 4 |
1862-1905 and undated |
Folder 5 |
Pamphlet: Specimens of Ingenuity in Composition and Poetry by Amos Taylor, Utica: 1813 |
Special Format Image SF-P-2960/1 |
Ambrotype of unidentified man |
Special Format Image SF-P-2960/2 |
Tintype of unidentified woman |