Box W0077.01

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a 165-page record book documenting the history of the Fifty-third Massachusetts Volunteer Militia and the post-war lives of militia members compiled by Benjamin Franklin Whittemore. A regimental roster lists the names, age at enlistment, and post-war occupations of members of the Fifty-third Massachusetts Companies A through K. The book also includes lists of officers, desertions, and deaths. Newspaper clippings describing regiment reunions. The collection includes...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a 165-page record book documenting the history of the Fifty-third Massachusetts Volunteer Militia and the post-war lives of militia members compiled by Benjamin Franklin Whittemore. A regimental roster lists the names, age at enlistment, and post-war occupations of members of the Fifty-third Massachusetts Companies A through K. The book also includes lists of officers, desertions, and deaths. Newspaper clippings describing regiment reunions. The collection includes...