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Finding aid created by: KM
Date: Jan 1991
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| 31 Oct 2005 | EAD file created (MRR) |
| 13 Jun 2007 | changed inventory to SC format (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Howe, Hervey Lane, 1833-1864 |
| Title: | Hervey Lane Howe Letters |
| Dates: | 1863-1864 |
| Quantity: | .20 linear ft. (SC) |
| Abstract: | Collection of 40 outgoing letters to his brother, Judson Howe of McDonough, New York and one enclosure from an aunt, Lucy Knight. Also included is a biography of Hervey Lane Howe, a regimental history of the 89th Regiment, New York Volunteers, a chronology and brief synopsis of the letters, and transcriptions of the letters prepared by George W. Howe of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Union soldier, 89th Regiment, New York Volunteers (Dickinson Guard).
The Hervey Lane Howe Letters is a collection of 40 items of correspondence of a Union Civil War soldier to his brother, Judson, of McDonough, NY. In addition to the letters, the collection includes a biographical sketch of Hervey Lane Howe, an historical outline of the 89th Regiment, New York Volunteers, a chronological list and brief synopsis of the letters, transcriptions of the letters, and a series of envelopes with annotations, prepared by George W. Howe of Williamstown, PA. The biographical sketch, regimental history and chronology of letters also serve as an inventory of the collection.
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Persons
Howe family
Howe, Hervey Lane, 1833-1864, Correspondence
Corporate Bodies
United States, Army, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Sources
United States, Army, New York Volunteers, 89th
United States, Army, Officers
Subjects
Soldiers, United States
Places
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns, Sources
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Personal narratives
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Regimental histories
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Sources
United States, History, Military, To 1900, Sources
Genres and Forms
Biographies.
Letters (correspondence)
Photographs.
Transcripts.
Occupations
Soldiers.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Hervey Lane Howe Letters,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Richard Howe, 1991
Letters
Other material
| Letters | |||||||||||
| SC 110 | Letters 1861-1862 (4 letters) | ||||||||||
| SC 110 | Letters 1863, Jan-Feb (3 letters) | ||||||||||
| SC 110 | Letters 1863, Mar (4 letters) | ||||||||||
| SC 110 | Letters 1863, Apr-May (4 letters) | ||||||||||
| SC 110 | Letters 1863, Jun (4 letters) | ||||||||||
| SC 110 | Letters 1863, Jul (2 letters) | ||||||||||
| SC 110 | Letters 1863, Aug (4 letters) | ||||||||||
| SC 110 | Letters 1863, Sep-Oct (3 letters) | ||||||||||
| SC 110 | Letters 1863, Nov (2 letters) | ||||||||||
| SC 110 | Letters 1864, Jan-Mar (4 letters) | ||||||||||
| SC 110 | Letters 1864, Apr-Jun (4 letters) | ||||||||||
| SC 110 | Letters 1864, Jul-Sep (2 letters) | ||||||||||
| Other material | |||||||||||
| SC 110 | Transcription of letters | ||||||||||
| SC 110 | Notes on letters | ||||||||||
| SC 110 | Photograph (reproduction of original) | ||||||||||