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Charles Devens letter, 1887 April 6.
Wyles SC 77LOCAL
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Title:

Charles Devens letter, 1887 April 6

Creator/Contributor:

Devens, Charles, 1820-1891, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Online Archive of California

Abstract:

One holograph letter from Charles Devens to an unknown recipient, summarizing his service in the Civil War. Written from Boston.

Date:

1887 (issued)

Subject:

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
United States
Devens, Charles -- 1820-1891
Devens, Charles -- 1820-1891

Note:

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Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.
Charles Devens, Jr. was a Union army officer in the Civil War. He entered the war as a Major in the 3rd Batallion of the Massachusetts Rifles. He was appointed Brigadier General in April 1862 and was brevetted Major General, United States Volunteers, in April 1865. After the war, he served as a State Supreme Court justice for Massachusetts and was appointed Attorney General of the United States.
Cite as: [Identification of item], Charles Devens Letter. Wyles SC 77. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Type:

Personal correspondence.
letters (correspondence)
Civil wars.
History.
Personal correspondence.
Correspondance privée.

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf); 18 x 23 cm. folded to 18 x 12 cm.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Wyles SC 77LOCAL

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.