| Title |
John E. Rastall papers, Series I, Folder 3: Correspondence, July 1863-November 1863
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| Description |
John E. Rastall was a Union Lieutenant with the First Regiment, Eastern Shore, Maryland Volunteers during the Civil War. The collection includes 128 letters written by Rastall to his family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin detailing his service in Virginia and Maryland, especially on the Eastern Shore. Rastall describes his regiment's role in the battle of Gettysburg, speculates on the possible effect of the draft on his brothers in Wisconsin, and offers his impressions of prominent people such as General McClellan and Mary Todd Lincoln. He also reminisces about life at home in Milwaukee and describes civilian parties, meetings, and excursions he enjoyed in Maryland. The subjects addressed also include deserters from the First Maryland, Rastall's attempts to secure a promotion, his role in the battle of Gettysburg, court-martials, the draft, and the impressment of free blacks into the Union army. The arrangement is chronological. For more information, see the complete finding aid to the collection at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1327.
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| Extent |
61 pages; monochrome |
| Date |
1863-07/1863-11 |
| Creator |
Rastall, John Edward, 1840-1927
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| Location |
Maryland Heights; Sandy Hook; United States; Harper's Ferry; Frederick County; Drummondtown; Cambridge; North America; Salisbury; Point of Rocks; Baltimore; Maryland; Virginia; Washington County |
| Subject(s) |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Rastall, John Edward, 1840-1927; United States -- Army -- Maryland Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865); Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives |
| Citation |
John E. Rastall papers, Series 1, Box 1, Folder Correspondence, July 1863-November 1863, Historical Manuscripts |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/7758
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#UND
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| Terms of Use |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries.
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