Daniel Butterfield Pease family papers, 1864-1866

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Summary

Creator:
Pease, Daniel Butterfield
Date:
1864-1866
Extent:
1 folder(s)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Daniel Butterfield Pease family papers, ms2906, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence, mainly from Daniel Butterfield Pease, to members of his family in Maine while serving with Company G of the 12th Maine Infantry Regiment from 1864-1866. Pease's letters were written from Camp Coburn, Maine; Galloups Island, Massachusetts; and Augusta, Savannah, and Thomasville, Georgia and contain descriptions of the different areas, his duties, the Civil War, and peace-keeping activities during Reconstruction. The collection also contains a few letters from Pease's brothers, Dixon and Plummer.

Biographical / historical:

Daniel Butterfield Pease was a Union soldier with Company G of the 12th Maine Infantry Regiment. From 1864 to 1866, he wrote from Camp Coburn, Maine; Galloups Island, Massachusetts; and Augusta, Savannah, and Thomasville, Georgia. He had two brothers who were not in the service. He seems to have remained in Georgia for a period during Reconstruction.

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Preferred citation:

Daniel Butterfield Pease family papers, ms2906, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.