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Camp of 156 Reg N.Y. V
Near Strasburg
Oct 17th/64
You enqure [sic] about my next
step in the Military Ladder- I
have just taken it- I read my Com [commission]
to-day & shall muster tomary probiby [sic]
Short has been recomended [sic] for
a Brigadier order & will undoubtedly be
promoted soon. Western & Palmer
are also Promoted to Captain ___
& Larkin & Seaton to first Lieut
& Ab. Carpenter too.
Tell Ralph that our Regt (not
withstanding its severe loss) was
in the fight at Fisher's Hill &
in the front line too- the post
of honor which we have held
ever since we came into the
valley It has been fight
dig [sic] or skirmish ever since we
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1864-10-17 Letter from Johannes Lefevre to his family |
| Creator | Lefevre, Johannes |
| Date.Original | 1864-10-17 |
| Contributors | Bellow, Katie (Transciber) |
| Description | Johannes writes that he has been elevated in the "military ladder" and says that he will muster tomorrow. Some of his comrades have been recommended for promotions and he believes that they will soon be Captains. Johannes wants Ralph to know that his regiment was in the fight at Fishers Hill and that the Rebels have again reformed and are at their front once again. As he is writing, Johannes receives orders to be ready at 5 am with the entire Division. |
| 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 |
Huguenots United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence |
| Subject.TGM |
Men Correspondence Soldiers Campaigns & battles |
| Subject.Local |
Lefevre family |
| Personal Name |
Lefevre, Johannes (1837-1864) |
| Location |
New Paltz - Ulster County - New York Virginia |
| HRVH Topic |
Military People |
| Language | eng |
| Format.Original | handwritten manuscript |
| 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 | jpeg |
| Exhibit Homepage | http://www.hrvh.org/exhibit/hhslefever/ |
| Digital.Collection |
Faces and Places of the Past |
| Holding.Institution | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Contact.Information | Library< br> 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 |
| Compound objects | oct171864 |
Description
| Title | October 17, 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 156 Reg N.Y. V Near Strasburg Oct 17th/64 You enqure [sic] about my next step in the Military Ladder- I have just taken it- I read my Com [commission] to-day & shall muster tomary probiby [sic] Short has been recomended [sic] for a Brigadier order & will undoubtedly be promoted soon. Western & Palmer are also Promoted to Captain ___ & Larkin & Seaton to first Lieut & Ab. Carpenter too. Tell Ralph that our Regt (not withstanding its severe loss) was in the fight at Fisher's Hill & in the front line too- the post of honor which we have held ever since we came into the valley It has been fight dig [sic] or skirmish ever since we |
| Compound objects | oct171864 |
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