Scope and Contents The Samuel G. Bowdlear and Austin C. Wellington correspondence spans the years 1862 to 1865 and contains 106 letters between Samuel Bowdlear and Austin Wellington (27 from Wellington and 79 from Bowdlear). Samuel G. Bowdlear’s letters document life in Boston, Massachusetts during the Civil War, including local sentiment in Boston regarding national events and local news. His letters also describe the locations of businesses, meeting halls, fires, parades, and processions as well...

Scope and Contents This collection of ninety-three letters, date between 1863 and 1865, documents the experiences of Robert R. Newell in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. The majority of the letters consist of correspondence from Newell to his mother, his father William Newell, his sisters Fan and Jenny, and his brothers Will and Kirk. There are two letters addressed to Robert Newell, one from his father, William Newell, and one from F.I. Child, one of his Harvard professors....