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Henry B. Carrington papers
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Title
Henry B. Carrington papers, before 1912.
Physical Description
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Gift of Henry B. Carrington, 1912.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Henry B. Carrington (1824-1912) (Yale 1845), lawyer, professor, author, and United States Army officer during the American Civil War and Red Cloud’s War (also referred to as the Bozeman War or the Powder River War).
Summary
Typewritten notes and recollections, signed, created by Henry B. Carrington, before 1912.
Includes: notes on the American Civil War; “Abraham Lincoln’s sensational birthday anniversary en-route to his inaugural. March 12, 1861”; “the story of Garfield’s first drill, as related at his family dinner table”; “Gen. Garfield’s memorial tribute at Bridgeport Cong. Church”; “a famous anti-slavery quartette with tribute to Whittier”; personal recollections of Oliver Wendell Holmes; “Sheridan’s brave deeds recalled”; “battle with Phthisis Pulmonalis”; and sheet music to Carrington’s “Sound! Bugle sound!”
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
April 04, 2022
References
Henry B. Carrington Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Henry B. Carrington Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Occupation
Soldiers United States 19th century.
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