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William J. Spencer, letter to Mr. Sillman about Patrick Kennedy, Second Connecticut Artillery, wounded at Cold Harbor, 26 December 1866 Box 1097, Folder 19

Sillman about Patrick Kennedy, Second Connecticut Artillery, wounded at Cold Harbor, 26 December 1866
  1. Hartford Public Library Hartford History Center
  2. Hartford Town and City Clerk Archives: Selectmen's Records, 1635-2010 (Entire Archive), bulk 1900-1901
  3. Selectmen's Records
  4. Correspondence between other Connecticut cities and towns and Hartford

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, and three members of his staff at his headquarters at Cold Harbor in Hanover County, near Mechanicsville, Virginia, June 1864 Box 21, Folder 377

(Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, and three members of his staff at his headquarters at Cold Harbor in Hanover County, near Mechanicsville, Virginia, June 1864
  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  2. Meserve-Kunhardt collection, 1845-1962
  3. Photographs, 1845-1962
  4. Workbooks, 1897-1962
  5. Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, and four members of his staff, probably at his headquarters at Cold Harbor in Hanover County, near Mechanicsville, Virginia, June 1864 Box 21, Folder 377

(Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, and four members of his staff, probably at his headquarters at Cold Harbor in Hanover County, near Mechanicsville, Virginia, June 1864
  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  2. Meserve-Kunhardt collection, 1845-1962
  3. Photographs, 1845-1962
  4. Workbooks, 1897-1962
  5. Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, and twelve members of his staff, at his headquarters at Cold Harbor in Hanover County, near Mechanicsville, Virginia, June 11 or 12, 1864 Box 21, Folder 377

(Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, and twelve members of his staff, at his headquarters at Cold Harbor in Hanover County, near Mechanicsville, Virginia, June 11 or 12, 1864

Images shows a detail from a larger view that depicts seven members of his staff

  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  2. Meserve-Kunhardt collection, 1845-1962
  3. Photographs, 1845-1962
  4. Workbooks, 1897-1962
  5. Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

Hubbard, John H., 1864 Folder 1

Correspondence related to the death of Charles Adams (1845-1864) from wounds received during the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor.

Correspondence related to the death of Charles Adams (1845-1864) from wounds received during the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family papers, 1798-1928, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence
  4. Hubbard, John H. (John Henry) (1804-1872)

Hubbard, John H., 1864 Folder 1

Correspondence related to the death of Charles Adams (1845-1864) from wounds received during the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor.

Correspondence related to the death of Charles Adams (1845-1864) from wounds received during the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family collection, 1798-1928, Date acquired: 01/06/1970, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence
  4. Hubbard, John H. (John Henry) (1804-1872)

Dana, Rev. Malcolm McG. to Hubbard, John H., 1864 Jun 9 Folder 1

Two letters regarding the condition and transportation of Charles Adams (1839-1864), badly wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor.

Two letters regarding the condition and transportation of Charles Adams (1839-1864), badly wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family papers, 1798-1928, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence
  4. Dana, Rev. Malcolm McG.

Adams, Charles to unnamed daughter, 1864 Jun 7 Folder 4

Charles writes that son Charlie has been badly wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor. He lists the dead and wounded men from Litchfield.

Charles writes that son Charlie has been badly wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor. He lists the dead and wounded men from Litchfield.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family papers, 1798-1928, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence
  4. Adams, Charles (1805-1883)
  5. Adams, Charles, 1864-1870

Dana, Rev. Malcolm McG. to Hubbard, John H., 1864 Jun 9 Folder 1

Two letters regarding the condition and transportation of Charles Adams (1839-1864), badly wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor.

Two letters regarding the condition and transportation of Charles Adams (1839-1864), badly wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family collection, 1798-1928, Date acquired: 01/06/1970, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence
  4. Dana, Rev. Malcolm McG.

Adams, Charles to unnamed daughter, 1864 Jun 7 Folder 4

Charles writes that son Charlie has been badly wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor. He lists the dead and wounded men from Litchfield.

Charles writes that son Charlie has been badly wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor. He lists the dead and wounded men from Litchfield.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family collection, 1798-1928, Date acquired: 01/06/1970, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence
  4. Adams, Charles (1805-1883)
  5. Adams, Charles, 1864-1870

Litchfield Enquirer, The, 1864 Jun 18

Contains extensive coverage of the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor, a list of killed and wounded, and obituaries of Luman Wadhams, Charles Adams (1845-1864), and Lyman Smith.

Entire third and fourth page. Contains extensive coverage of the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor, a list of killed and wounded, and obituaries of Luman Wadhams, Charles Adams (1845-1864), and Lyman Smith. Currently housed in 18B oversize box 17.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family papers, 1798-1928, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Other papers

2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, 1862-2003 Box 43, Folder 10

Photographs related to the 19th Connecticut Volunteers, later 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, including assembly, presentations, reunions, dedication of memorials, and the monument at the Cold Harbor Battlefield in Virginia (photographs presented by 2nd Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery reenacting organization).

Photographs related to the 19th Connecticut Volunteers, later 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, including assembly, presentations, reunions, dedication of memorials, and the monument at the Cold Harbor Battlefield in Virginia (photographs presented by 2nd Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery reenacting organization).

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Litchfield Historical Society photograph collection, 1840-2000
  3. Series 1. Prints
  4. Groups and organizations
  5. 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery

2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, 1862-2003 Box 43, Folder 10

Photographs related to the 19th Connecticut Volunteers, later 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, including assembly, presentations, reunions, dedication of memorials, and the monument at the Cold Harbor Battlefield in Virginia (photographs presented by 2nd Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery reenacting organization).

Photographs related to the 19th Connecticut Volunteers, later 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, including assembly, presentations, reunions, dedication of memorials, and the monument at the Cold Harbor Battlefield in Virginia (photographs presented by 2nd Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery reenacting organization).

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Litchfield Historical Society photograph collection, 1840-2000
  3. Series 1. Prints
  4. Groups and organizations
  5. 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, and two members of his staff Box 21, Folder 377

(John Aaron) Rawlins, 1831-1869, at Cold Harbor in Hanover County, near Mechanicsville, Virginia, probably created June 11 or 12, 1864

Identified as Grant with Theodore Shelton Bowers, 1832-1866, and John A. (John Aaron) Rawlins, 1831-1869, at Cold Harbor in Hanover County, near Mechanicsville, Virginia, probably created June 11 or 12, 1864

  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  2. Meserve-Kunhardt collection, 1845-1962
  3. Photographs, 1845-1962
  4. Workbooks, 1897-1962
  5. Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

Litchfield Enquirer, The, 1864 Jun 18

Contains extensive coverage of the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor, a list of killed and wounded, and obituaries of Luman Wadhams, Charles Adams (1845-1864), and Lyman Smith.

Entire third and fourth page. Contains extensive coverage of the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor, a list of killed and wounded, and obituaries of Luman Wadhams, Charles Adams (1845-1864), and Lyman Smith. Currently housed in 18B oversize box 17.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family collection, 1798-1928, Date acquired: 01/06/1970, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Other papers

Kellogg, Lt. Col. Elisha S., 1863 Box 32, Folder 132

Elisha Kellogg, (one a copy and one an enlargement), Commanding Officer of the 2nd CT Heavy Artillery. Killed at Cold Harbor, 1864. An 9½" x 8" print of glass slide, mustering of the 19th Regt.

Photos of Col. Elisha Kellogg, (one a copy and one an enlargement), Commanding Officer of the 2nd CT Heavy Artillery. Killed at Cold Harbor, 1864. An 9½" x 8" print of glass slide, mustering of the 19th Regt. CT Infantry (on the Green in Litchfield), later became the 2nd CT Heavy Artillery.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Litchfield Historical Society photograph collection, 1840-2000
  3. Series 1. Prints
  4. Portraits

Kellogg, Lt. Col. Elisha S., 1863 Box 32, Folder 132

Elisha Kellogg, (one a copy and one an enlargement), Commanding Officer of the 2nd CT Heavy Artillery. Killed at Cold Harbor, 1864. An 9½" x 8" print of glass slide, mustering of the 19th Regt.

Photos of Col. Elisha Kellogg, (one a copy and one an enlargement), Commanding Officer of the 2nd CT Heavy Artillery. Killed at Cold Harbor, 1864. An 9½" x 8" print of glass slide, mustering of the 19th Regt. CT Infantry (on the Green in Litchfield), later became the 2nd CT Heavy Artillery.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Litchfield Historical Society photograph collection, 1840-2000
  3. Series 1. Prints
  4. Portraits

Greene, Marie Barton to Wheelock, Mary Adams, 1864 Folder 6

Adams had been been severely wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor. John H. Hubbard and several others were present.

Marie Barton Greene worked with the Christian Commission and Sanitary Commission attending to wounded Civil War soldiers as they arrived in Washington, D.C. She sent two letters to a sister of Charles Adams (1845-1864), Mary Adams Wheelock, describing how she attended Adams during the last hours of his life on June 11, 1864. Adams had been been severely wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor. John H. Hubbard and several others were present. One letter includes a poem she wrote "suggested by meeting and watching beside" Charles "in his last moments."

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family papers, 1798-1928, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence
  4. Wheelock, Mary Adams (1838-1895)

Greene, Marie Barton to Wheelock, Mary Adams, 1864 Folder 6

Adams had been been severely wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor. John H. Hubbard and several others were present.

Marie Barton Greene worked with the Christian Commission and Sanitary Commission attending to wounded Civil War soldiers as they arrived in Washington, D.C. She sent two letters to a sister of Charles Adams (1845-1864), Mary Adams Wheelock, describing how she attended Adams during the last hours of his life on June 11, 1864. Adams had been been severely wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor. John H. Hubbard and several others were present. One letter includes a poem she wrote "suggested by meeting and watching beside" Charles "in his last moments."

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family collection, 1798-1928, Date acquired: 01/06/1970, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence
  4. Wheelock, Mary Adams (1838-1895)

Charles E. Plumb letter, 1864 Jun 26 1.00 folders

to his brother, who he has recently heard was not hurt during the battle of Cold Harbor. He is grateful his brother and other brother, Seth, have thus far escaped unharmed.
to his brother, who he has recently heard was not hurt during the battle of Cold Harbor. He is grateful his brother and other brother, Seth, have thus far escaped unharmed.
Plumb, Charles E., 1845-1913
Letter written from Washington [Conn.?] to his brother, who he has recently heard was not hurt during the battle of Cold Harbor. He is grateful his brother and other brother, Seth, have thus far escaped unharmed. Also writes about his activities in Washington and health. Photocopy.
  1. The Litchfield Historical Society

March 2014 clippings, 2014-03 Box clippings_08, Folder 28

Veteran Affairs Coordination | Social Media Job Awareness | Leadership Academy GLOW | Food & Farming Confab | 'Black Men Writing to live' Lecture | Tasha Edmonds on Writing | Debate Union Wins Regionals | Cold Harbor List of Dead | Undocumented Students Seek Financial Aid | Eileen FitzGerald Urges Anti-Bullying | Weather Lab Bridge Program | Art Cummings Charity Breakfast Swing | Jay Murray: Attracting More Students | Mixed Reaction on Tuition Hike | Opera to Mount 'Die Fledermaus' | Ana Marquez-Greene Playground Construction Begins | CollegeWeekLive Search Begins | Local Women Influential in Quests for Equaliy | CFC Azul Reach Stadium Agreement | Eileen FitzGerald on Tennis and Life Lessons | Poetry Reading | Events in Danbury | Youth Football Camp | Penguin Plunge | Women's Brunch in Sherman | Sexual Assault Student Forum | Gun Owner Rights Dispute | Fairfield County Communities Top Movoto 'Best Places' List | Opera Presents 'Die Fledermaus' | NCC Nursing Fair | Best Attendance Ever at Parent Empowerment University | Couple Unearths Danbury History | Seven Students Perform at String Festival | Lyme Disease Spotlight | White Street Task Force
  1. Western Connecticut State University Archives and Special Collections
  2. Western Connecticut State University Photographs and Miscellanea, 1903-present
  3. Series III: Clippings
  4. Dec 2011-2018

Adams, Charles (1845-1864)

On June 11, 1864, he died of wounds received on June 1 during the Battle of Cold Harbor. During the war, Adams regularly wrote letters to his parents and sisters.

Charles Adams (1845-1864) was the son of Charles and Julia Hinman Adams and grandson of Joseph and Deborah Marsh Adams. He was born in Litchfield. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the 19th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in 1862. On June 11, 1864, he died of wounds received on June 1 during the Battle of Cold Harbor. During the war, Adams regularly wrote letters to his parents and sisters. He recorded his thoughts about Generals McClellan, Burnside, and Grant, and President Lincoln; life in camp (maintaining and outfitting tents, sleeping arrangements, food, prayer meetings, entertainments and lectures, snowball battles); support for the Emancipation Proclamation; his belief in the cause; postings, guard duty, inspections, and drills; encouraging enlistment; speculation about duration of war and upcoming military activities; his cousin, Charles Hinman Graves, and other relatives he sees; the 40th N.Y. and Bull Run; African-American dock and government stores workers; guarding "contrabands" (freed or former slaves) from Virginia and Maryland; news of other Litchfield residents; politics in Connecticut; and the weather.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family papers, 1798-1928, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence

Adams, Charles (1845-1864)

On June 11, 1864, he died of wounds received on June 1 during the Battle of Cold Harbor. During the war, Adams regularly wrote letters to his parents and sisters.

Charles Adams (1845-1864) was the son of Charles and Julia Hinman Adams and grandson of Joseph and Deborah Marsh Adams. He was born in Litchfield. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the 19th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in 1862. On June 11, 1864, he died of wounds received on June 1 during the Battle of Cold Harbor. During the war, Adams regularly wrote letters to his parents and sisters. He recorded his thoughts about Generals McClellan, Burnside, and Grant, and President Lincoln; life in camp (maintaining and outfitting tents, sleeping arrangements, food, prayer meetings, entertainments and lectures, snowball battles); support for the Emancipation Proclamation; his belief in the cause; postings, guard duty, inspections, and drills; encouraging enlistment; speculation about duration of war and upcoming military activities; his cousin, Charles Hinman Graves, and other relatives he sees; the 40th N.Y. and Bull Run; African-American dock and government stores workers; guarding "contrabands" (freed or former enslaved people) from Virginia and Maryland; news of other Litchfield residents; politics in Connecticut; and the weather.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family collection, 1798-1928, Date acquired: 01/06/1970, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence

Homer S. Curtis papers, 1858-1875 1 Linear Feet

The 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, as they were later known, was not committed to battle until June, 1864 at Cold Harbor, Va., when it seized and held Confederate positions under withering fire for 36 hours.
He spent considerable time detached from his regiment, whether in hospital for illness or serving in other capacities, rejoining them shortly after their defeat at Cold Harbor. He largely remained with the 2nd until the end of the war, remaining in Washington D.C. through the summer of 1865 as the enlisted men were slowly discharged from the regiment and returned home.
Curtis, Homer S. (Sackett ), 1841-1875.
Correspondence between Lt. Homer Curtis of the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery and his family from 1859 to 1875
  1. Connecticut College -Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives

Homer S. Curtis papers, 1858-1875 1 Linear Feet

The 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, as they were later known, was not committed to battle until June, 1864 at Cold Harbor, Va., when it seized and held Confederate positions under withering fire for 36 hours.
He spent considerable time detached from his regiment, whether in hospital for illness or serving in other capacities, rejoining them shortly after their defeat at Cold Harbor. He largely remained with the 2nd until the end of the war, remaining in Washington D.C. through the summer of 1865 as the enlisted men were slowly discharged from the regiment and returned home.
Curtis, Homer S. (Sackett ), 1841-1875.
Correspondence between Lt. Homer Curtis of the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery and his family from 1859 to 1875
  1. Connecticut College -Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives

Charles Garlick (formerly MS 007)

Port Walthal Junction, Chester Station, VA May 7; Swift Creek, or Arrow field Church, VA May 9-10; Battle of Drewry's Bluff, VA May 14-16; Battles about Cold Harbor, VA June 1-12; Assaults on Petersburg, VA June 15-18; Battle of Petersburg and Richmond, VA June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865; New Market Heights, VA September 28-29, 1864; Chaffin's Farm, VA September 29-30, 1864; Battle of Fair Oaks VA, October 27-28, 1864.
  1. Western Connecticut State University Archives and Special Collections
  2. Civil War Letters and Miscellanea Collection, 1860-1900
  3. Letters and correspondence

Meserve-Kunhardt collection, 1845-1962 37.57 Linear Feet

The elder Meserve drafted his narrative during the 1890s; it covers his military service from August 1862 to June 1865, and includes accounts of battles at Antietam (where he reportedly suffered two wounds), Fredericksburg, the Wilderness, and Cold Harbor, as well as engagements outside Petersburg, including the battles at the Crater and Weldon Railroad.
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The Meserve-Kunhardt Collection chiefly consists of photographic material, as well as papers and realia that document the work of Frederick Hill Meserve. A collector and distributor of photographs from 1897 to his death in 1962, Meserve built an extensive collection of material related to Abraham Lincoln as well as other persons, sites, and events of the long nineteenth century. The collection also documents the stewardship and development of the collection from 1962 to 2015 by his descendants, especially his daughter, Dorothy Turner Meserve Kunhardt. The material in the collection provides rich visual documentation of United States history, especially persons, sites, and events during the American Civil War, and details the emergence of photography as a distinctive cultural practice into the early twentieth century.
  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Adams family collection, 1798-1928, Date acquired: 01/06/1970, bulk 1798-1877 2.00 boxes

On June 11, 1864, he died of wounds received on June 1 during the Battle of Cold Harbor. During the war, Adams regularly wrote letters to his parents and sisters.
Adams, Charles, 1805-1883
The personal papers of the Adams Family, including Joseph Adams (1767-1856); his son, Charles Adams (1805-1883); children of Charles Adams, including Julia Adams How Wessells (1842-1904), Mary Adams Wheelock (1838-1895), and Charles Adams Jr. (1845-1864); other family members; and friends and business associates. The collection consists primarily of correspondence.
  1. The Litchfield Historical Society

Adams family papers, 1798-1928, bulk 1798-1877 2 lf 2.00

On June 11, 1864, he died of wounds received on June 1 during the Battle of Cold Harbor. During the war, Adams regularly wrote letters to his parents and sisters.
Adams, Charles, 1805-1883
The personal papers of the Adams Family, including Joseph Adams (1767-1856); his son, Charles Adams (1805-1883); children of Charles Adams, including Julia Adams How Wessells (1842-1904), Mary Adams Wheelock (1838-1895), and Charles Adams Jr. (1845-1864); other family members; and friends and business associates. The collection consists primarily of correspondence.
  1. The Litchfield Historical Society

Gilbert-Cheever family papers, 1836-1891 7 Linear Feet

Of particular interest are his comments on conditions in Richmond in April 1865 and his reports of an expedition in May 1865 to recover bodies hastily buried at the Cold Harbor battlefield. Many of Gilbert's reports were copied in a letterpress book, dated February - July 1865.
Gilbert family
The papers document the families formed by the marriages of two sisters, Mary and Fanny Goodridge, to William Hinman Gilbert and Henry A. Cheever, respectively. William H. Gilbert was a clergyman from Weston, Connecticut who, with his wife, taught in schools in Vermont and Massachusetts. Henry A. Cheever was a sea captain who settled in San Francisco ca. 1853 and brought his wife and children there from Massachusetts. The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, journals, record books, photographs, memorabilia, printed matter, and sermons relating to the lives of these two families and their children.The Cheever letters from San Francisco describe the political and social life of the city in addition to carrying news of the family and domestic activities. William E. Goodridge, brother of the two Goodridge sisters, wrote from the West where he described life in Nevada. After his death in 1864, his fiancee Sara A. Gonsalves continued to write to the family from Washington D.C. with descriptions of visits to soldiers' hospitals and other references to the Civil War. William H. Gilbert, who was an army agent of the American Bible Society (1864-1865), also reported on the Civil War and later, writing on his travels in Alabama in 1870, described the lynching of a black school teacher.
  1. Yale University -Manuscripts and Archives

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