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 Collection
Identifier: MC 1649

Joseph C. Conover Civil War papers

Dates

  • 1861 - 1873
  • Majority of material found within 1861 - 1862

Scope and Contents

Civil War papers, 1861-1862, 1864 and 1873, of a southern New Jersey resident who served as a private (and band member) in Company E of the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. The papers primarily consist of 21 letters, December 1861-September 1862, sent to his spouse in Camden County, N.J., from Maryland and Virginia, and a military journal, December 23, 1861-May 1, 1862, containing brief entries.

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet (one half-size manuscript box)

Language of Materials

English

Author
Stephen Bacchetta
Date
April 2026
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