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Guide to the Letters of the Oren Colby, 1863 - 1864

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	Creator:	Colby, Oren G
	Title Remainder:	Letters. 1863 - 1864
	Dates:	1863 - 1864
	Identification:	MS-967
	Size of collection:	1 box (0.25 linear ft.)
	Abstract:	New Hampshire in the Civil War. Group of 21 letters, 59 total pages, dated August 1863 to March 1864, written by Oren G. Colbly ( Company D, 12th New Hampshire).

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Biography

Oren G. Colby was a member of Company D, 12th Regiment New Hampshire V (Volunteers?)

He was wounded in the arm in battles fought on June 3rd and 4th, no year given

Scope and Contents of Collection

Contains one folder of 21 letters written during the Civil War by Oren G. Colby.

Access to Collection

Unrestricted.

Use Restrictions

Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.

Preferred citation

Letters of the Oren Colby; MS-967; Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.

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BOX : 1

The letters of Oren G. Colby [10 January 1863-28 March 1864] 21 letters to family from Point Lookout, Maryland. Letters contain requests for particular items or goods, discussion of items or monies being sent home, and general questions about home and family. Letters of interest in the collection notes guarding about a thousand Rebel prisoners and discussing plans for a fence and guard posts for the camp. One letter also notes Oren's 18th birthday. 1863-1864

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