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Chamberlain recommends promotions and describes Spotsylvania battlefield
- Letter from Joshua L. Chamberlain to Governor Samuel Cony recommending certain officers for promotion; discusses recent regimental activities and his pleasure at being relieved from court martial duty. Written before Spotsylvania Courthouse battle. "I write this as we are lying in line of battle behind our rifle-pit works not more than 600 or 800 yards from the enemy's works."
1864
Major Ellis Spear recommends promotions
- Major Ellis Spear recommends promotions of Holman Melcher and Alden Miller to replace Samuel Keene and John Sherwood, both killed in battle. He also recommends promotion of Albert E. Fernald.
1864
Representative John Osgood recommends promotion of Sergeant Joseph Walker
- Representative John Osgood recommends promotion of Sergeant Joseph Walker
1864
Andrew O'Neil of Company B requests a copy of his descriptive list
- Andrew O'Neil of Company B requests a copy of his descriptive list
1864
Private J.D. Davis requests date of his enrollment and muster
- Private J.D. Davis requests date of his enrollment and muster
1864
John Connell requests information about his enlistment
- John Connell requests information about his enlistment
1864
Certification of Alfred Godfrey as an ordained minister
- Certification of Alfred Godfrey as an ordained minister
1864
Colonel Gilmore informs Governor Cony of the death of Sergeant William A. Wentworth and other casualties at Hatcher's Run
- Colonel Gilmore informs Governor Cony of the death of Sergeant William A. Wentworth and other casualties at Hatcher's Run, and of his own narrow escape from being taken to Libby Prison by "running under a hot fire from both lines."
1865
Colonel Gilmore requests men to fill the regiment and passes on confidential information
- Colonel Gilmore requests men to fill the regiment and passes on confidential information that General Ulysses S. Grant intends to send the corps "on a long and important mission" in February.
1865