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Camp of 156th Regt NYV
Between Strasburg & Front Royal
Sept 21st 1864
My Dear Father
I am thankful to
Almighty God, that I am to day
among the living & unharmed.
Day before yesterday, we fought
one of the most terrible battles of
the war, & won a complete victory
The results in 156th Regt.
are out of 13 Officers & 301 men
taken into action 1 officer &
19 men are killed
3 officers & 77 men wounded
& 19 men missing
In Co. E. out of 1 officer & 43 men
taken into action 4 men are killed
& 11 wounded & 3 at least of the
wounded are mortally wounded.
In Co. A. acting Lieut Langinus S.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1864-09-21 Letter from Johannes Lefevre to his father Josiah P. Lefevre |
| Creator | Lefevre, Johannes |
| Date.Original | 1864-09-21 |
| Contributors | Bellew, Katie, transcriber |
| Description | In a letter written to his father, Johannes discusses winning one of the most terrible battles in the war, the Battle at Winchester. He gives thanks for being unharmed and lists all the dead and wounded from the Ulster County Company's. |
| Notes | Eldest son of Josiah P. Lefevre, Johannes, was born on May 26, 1837, and attended the academies at New Paltz Academy and Claverack, and Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., where he graduated in the Scientific field in 1860 and Civil Engineering in 1861. During the Civil War, Johannes helped to organize, and later joined the Company E. of the 156th Regiment of N.Y. Volunteers for whom he served as Second and later First Lieutenant in 1862, and First Lieutenant of the 156th N. Y. Regiment of Infantry in October, 1863. He also held the positions of Regimental Quartermaster, Quartermaster of the Pioneer Corps under Gen. Banks and served as Civil Engineer at Camp Bisland, Port Hudson joined Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah, and fought in the battle of Winchester. On October 18, 1864, Johannes received the commission of Captain of the N. Y. 156th Regiment and the next day commanded his troops in the battle of Cedar Creek, where he was fatally wounded. Captain Johannes LeFevre died three weeks later at Tidball Hospital in Winchester, Virginia. His body is buried in the New Paltz Rural Cemetery. |
| Subject.LCSH |
Winchester, Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1864 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Subject.TGM |
Soldiers Men Battlefields Campaigns & battles War casualties |
| Subject.Local |
Lefevre family |
| Personal Name |
Lefevre, Johannes (1837-1864) LeFevre, Josiah P. (1811-1893) |
| Location |
New Paltz - Ulster County - New York Winchester - Virginia |
| HRVH Topic |
Military |
| Language | eng |
| Format.Original | handwritten manuscript |
| Resource Type | text |
| Source | Lefevre, Peter (1759-1830) AND Josiah P. Collection |
| Donor | Lefevre, Perry |
| Date.Digital | 2009 |
| Format.Digital | jpeg |
| Exhibit Homepage | http://www.hrvh.org/exhibit/hhslefever/ |
| Digital.Collection |
I regret to inform you |
| Holding.Institution | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Contact.Information |
Library 88 Huguenot Street New Paltz, NY 12561 845.255.1660 http://www.huguenotstreet.org |
| Rights | This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial uses of the item may be subject to fees and restrictions. Please contact the holding institution for information. |
| Technical.Data | Archival TIFF - MicroTEK 9800XL; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; 24 bit color; 600 ppi; RGB; 43, 073, 560 bytes: 5503x2608 pixels; no compression |
| Compound objects | september211864 |
Description
| Title | September 21, 1864 p1 |
| Contributors | Bellew, Katie, transcriber |
| Personal Name |
Lefevre, Johannes (1837-1864) |
| Language | eng |
| Format.Original | jpeg |
| Resource Type | Text |
| Source | Lefevre, Peter (1759-1830) AND Josiah P. Collection |
| Donor | Lefevre, Perry |
| Publisher.Digital | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Date.Digital | 2009 |
| Format.Digital | image/jpeg |
| Exhibit Homepage | http://www.hrvh.org/exhibit/hhslefever/ |
| Digital.Collection | I regret to inform you |
| Holding.Institution | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Contact.Information |
Library 88 Huguenot Street New Paltz, NY 12561 (845)255-6738 http://www.huguenotstreet.org |
| Rights | This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial uses of the item may be subject to fees and restrictions. Please contact the holding institution for information. |
| Technical.Data | Archival TIFF - MicroTEK 9800XL; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; 24 bit color; 600 ppi; RGB; 43, 073, 560 bytes: 5503x2608 pixels; no compression |
| Translation | Camp of 156th Regt NYV Between Strasburg & Front Royal Sept 21st 1864 My Dear Father I am thankful to Almighty God, that I am to day among the living & unharmed. Day before yesterday, we fought one of the most terrible battles of the war, & won a complete victory The results in 156th Regt. are out of 13 Officers & 301 men taken into action 1 officer & 19 men are killed 3 officers & 77 men wounded & 19 men missing In Co. E. out of 1 officer & 43 men taken into action 4 men are killed & 11 wounded & 3 at least of the wounded are mortally wounded. In Co. A. acting Lieut Langinus S. |
| Compound objects | september211864 |
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