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returning 44th

Having completed its three year term, the 44th New York Volunteer Infantry returned to the state 150 years ago this month. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in October 1864: THE FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT. – The term of service of … Continue reading

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draft matters

A short cutting about a couple big topics 150 years ago this month – Gettysburg and the draft. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in July, 1863: The 44th Regiment (Ellsworth) suffered terribly during the three days battle at … Continue reading

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One of thousands

These two articles appear as one clipping in the Seneca Falls, NY Library notebook of Civil War clippings, and they do have a common theme – the federal efforts to take Vicksburg and Port Hudson, the last two Confederate strongholds … Continue reading

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A Banner Day

It is written that James B. Hitchcock had enrolled in Company K of the 44th New York Volunteer Infantry. He performed heroically during an unspecified battle during the Seven Days. From a Seneca Falls, New York newspaper in 1862: A … Continue reading

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