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:
Use of the collection is unrestricted.
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.