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A Guide to the Dudley Thaddeus Perkins Papers, 1862-1866
Biographical NoteDudley Thaddeus Perkins lived with his wife Caroline in Biddeford, Maine. During the Civil War, he enlisted in Company I of the 4th Maine Infantry Regiment of the United States Army. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsCorrespondence comprises the Dudley Thaddeus Perkins Papers, 1862-1866, chronicling Perkins’ experiences in the 4th Maine Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The majority of the letters are written to Perkins’ sister, Lizzie Stackpole Blairsdal describing marches, military engagements on Matagorda Island, Texas, and his time stationed at Fort Macomb, Louisiana, and Fort Esperanza, Texas. Additionally, the collection includes several letters from Perkins’ wife Caroline to Lizzie concerning familial affairs. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis collection is open for research use. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationDudley Thaddeus Perkins Papers, 1862-1866, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationBasic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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