Benjamin Warren Levalley was a 2nd Lieutenant in Company H of the 22nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. In 1895-1896 he spent time with his cousin Joanna Remington recording gravestones of the Fenner family at the Remington farm in Rhode Island. The collection includes appointment letters, discharge from service paper, correspondence, and a printout of photographs.
Benjamin talks about his trip to Remington farm to find and transcribe the gravestones of Fenner family members. Included at the end of the letter are the transcribed words from each gravestone found.
Benjamin talks about his trip to Remington farm to find and transcribe the gravestones of Fenner family members. Included at the end of the letter are the transcribed words from each gravestone found.
Benjamin acknowledges receiving sister McMinnich's letter inquiring about the Fenner family genealogy. He talks about enclosing several clippings and documents about the family for her safe keeping. The sister's name was transcribed by the donor.