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SHAW (HENRY) CIVIL WAR LETTER


Biography/History:

The Sixth Regiment was organized in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and mustered into service on August 20, 1861. The regiment departed for Baltimore on August 30, 1861. The Sixth sailed with the naval expedition of General Benjamin Franklin Butler on February 22, 1862. The regiment arrived at Ship Island, Mississippi, on March 13, 1862, and was stationed there for a month. The Sixth participated in actions against Fort Jackson and Fort Saint Philip, Louisiana, in late April and was one of the first Union regiments to occupy New Orleans. The regiment advanced to Baton Rouge on May 13, 1862, and camped there until August 20, 1862. The Sixth continued to participate in various actions, including the assault on Port Hudson, Louisiana, and the occupation of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The regiment later served in Alabama and Arkansas and returned to New Orleans on July 9, 1865. The Sixth was mustered out of service on August 20, 1865, and discharged at Jackson, Michigan, on September 5, 1865.

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Series Identification:

  1. Letter. 1862. 1 folder.