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Benjamin F. Morse Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MF-050

Scope and Contents

Microfilm copy of correspondence between Benjamin F. Morse and family members during the Civil War. Letters date from 1962 to 1965 and relate the Morse's service in the United States Army. Places mentioned include Woodbury and Brattleboro, Vermont, and Brashear City (Morgan City), Bayou Des Allemands, Algiers, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dates

  • 1862, 1864-1865

Creator

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Physical rights are retained by Nicholls State University. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

Benjamin F. Morse served with Company E in the Eighth Vermont Infantry of the United States Army during the Civil War. During this time, he traveled with the army to Louisiana, where he was present during the federal occupation of New Orleans.

Extent

1 Reels (1 reel microfilm)

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Originals

Original letters were loaned by a private owner to be microfilmed for the Vermont Civil War Centennial Committee by the Vermont Public Records Division in 1962.

Sensitive Materials Statement

This collection may contain material(s) with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Ellender Memorial Library and Nicholls State University assume no responsibility.

Title
Benjamin F. Morse Letters
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Ellender Memorial Library
Nicholls State University
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Thibodaux Louisiana 70310 USA
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