Caleb F. Dodge Correspondence, 1861-1865

Title:

Caleb F. Dodge Correspondence, 1861-1865

Creator:

Dodge, Caleb F.

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1989.055 (m)

Object ID:

1989.055 (m)

Date:

1861-1865

Physical Description:

1 folder ; 18 items

Level of Description:

Collection

Scope and Content:

The Caleb F. Dodge Correspondence, 1861-1863, contains letters written by Caleb F. Dodge to members of his family as well as letters written after the death of Caleb F. Dodge by his family members. Dodge was a member of the first and seventh regiments, New Hampshire Volunteers. His letters to his sister mostly discuss his daily life at camps in New York, NY, Concord, NH, Beaufort, SC, St. Augustine, FL, and Morris Island, SC. Dodge was taken prisoner at the Battle of Olustee, FL and taken to Andersonville Prison. Letters in 1864 and 1865 from members of Dodge's family were written to different people to find more out more information about the death of Dodge.

Subjects:

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Locations:

Plymouth, NH
Concord, NH
New York, NY
Andersonville, GA
Beaufort, SC
St. Augustine, FL
Morris Island, SC

People:

Dodge, Sophia E. , Dodge, Caleb F.

Organizations:

United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865)
United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861)
Andersonville Prison

Credit Line:

Gift of the Peabody Insitute Library, Danvers Archival Center.

Location Code:

TL/1W

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Preferred Citation:

Caleb F. Dodge Correspondence, 1989.055 (m). New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.