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Frederick C. Newhall papers
Frederick Cushman Newhall (1840-1898) was born in Philadelphia to Thomas Albert Newhall and Sarah Jane Cushman Newhall. During the Civil War he served as lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, with Major General Philip H. Sheridan. He recounted his military service i...
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| Collection: | Frederick C. Newhall Papers |
| Collection Number: | 4067 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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Frederick Cushman Newhall (1840-1898) was born in Philadelphia to Thomas Albert Newhall and Sarah Jane Cushman Newhall. During the Civil War he served as lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, with Major General Philip H. Sheridan. He recounted his military service in a work titled "With Sheridan in the Final Campaign against Lee."
This donation consists of several items on and from Frederick C. Newhall and other members of his family. There are two pocket diaries, one dating from 1890-1891, the other he used as a "Journal of a Tour of Europe" from October 1856 to about February 1857. Additionally, there are two scrapbooks. The first contains newspapers clippings about Newhall and a series of letters from him to his father in 1865. The volume also contains a disbound pamphlet titled "With General Sheridan in Lee's Last Campaign" by "A Staff Officer" (1866) that was signed by one R. Whitechurch of Maryland. |