1864-1904
Guide to the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Use of the originals is restricted. This collection is available as digital facsimiles (see 下面的链接). Black and white microfilm is also available for use in the library.
摘要
This collection consists of 2盒 of records of the Association of Officers of the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
历史素描
The 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was the 2nd Black regiment raised in Massachusetts during the Civil War.
Collection Description
This collection consists of the records of the Association of Officers of the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. It contains the manuscript and printed version of the record of the regiment as recorded in the diary of Col. 查尔斯·B. 狐狸. The printed version also contains statistical information and is annotated with biographical information on officers and enlisted men until the end of the 19th century. Also included are invitations and officers' replies to annual meetings (1867-1904); research notes on the history of the regiment compiled from officers' memos and journals, including those of Louis F. Emilio of the 54th Mass. Volunteer Infantry; correspondence regarding the regimental colors, pensions, and requests for help; and biographical information on several of the officers and a few of the Black 士兵.
The morning reports of the regiment from 3月27日ch-14 April 1864 at Palatka are also included. Among the correspondents are Norwood P. Hallowell, Alfred S. 哈特韦尔，伯特·G. 怀尔德,查尔斯 P. Bowditch, and Henry N. 谢尔登.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Allen D. Russell estate through Marjorie R. Aldrich of West Simsbury, Conn.、降 1988.
Restrictions on Access
Use of the originals is restricted. This collection is available as digital facsimiles (see 下面的链接). Black and white microfilm is also available for use in the library.
其他格式
The collection is also available as color digital facsimiles and on microfilm, P-499, 1 卷.
Detailed Description of the Collection
A. 松散的物品数字内容
Morning reports (Palatka)数字内容
Regimental history数字内容
年度会议数字内容
对应数字内容
B. 卷数字内容
Preferred Citation
Association of Officers of the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry records, Massachusetts Historical Society.
访问条款
This collection is indexed under the following headings in 阿比盖尔, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.