Call Number:

C1073

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 1 box
• 0.2 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Citations should be as follows: Newton T. Hartshorn Collection, Box #, Folder #, Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1861-1864 (inclusive)

Creator:

Hartshorn, Newton T. (Newton Timothy), 1842-1922

Form:

Correspondence -- 19th century and Pen drawings--19th century.

Abstract:

Consists of thirty-six letters written by Captain Newton T. Hartshorn, U.S. Army, to his brother during the Civil War.

Newton Timothy Hartshorn enlisted in the New Hampshire National Guard shortly after the beginning of hostilities. In October 1861, he enlisted in the regular army, joining the U.S. Engineer Corps. Advancing from private to corporal in October, 1862, he saw extensive service and was engaged in the construction of pontoon bridges and fortifications. In April 1864, he was commissioned Captain of Company C, War Department Rifles, and was assigned to duty at the White House, guarding president Lincoln. His brother, Vaola John Hartshorn (1835-1900), was a minister and never married.

The collection consists of thirty-six letters by Captain Newton T. Hartshorn, U.S. Army, to Vaola J. Hartshorn, his brother, written while Newton was in service during the Civil War. Accompanying some of the letters are pen-and-ink drawings by Hartshorn, as well as contemporary envelopes and stamps. Included are typed transcripts of the letters.

The letters are arranged chronologically.