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Winchester Nov 14th 1864
J.P. LeFevre
As you have
ere this received the sad
intelligence of the death
of your Son Capt J. LeFevre,
I feel that it is a duty
I owe the memory of a
brave, and patriotic
soldier to offer my deepest
sympathies, to those who
were the nearest and
dearest to him, and who
next to his country has
sustained an irreparable
loss.
My acquaintance
with your Son was a short
one, but short as it was
I had learned to love
him for his many
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1864-11-14 Letter from Dr. West to J.P. Lefevre |
| Creator | West, Dr. J. E. |
| Date.Original | 1864-11-14 |
| Contributors | Bellew, Katie, transcriber |
| Description | Dr. West writes to Josiah explaining the details of Johannes' death. He states that Johannes took a turn for the worse on the 4th of November and died five days later on the morning of the 10th. He does not think Johannes suffered and believes he died from gangrene, which is almost always fatal. He discuses how Johannes' body was embalmed and inquired about the condition it was in when it arrived home. He has Johannes' valise and money which he plans to send on as soon as he hears from Josiah. |
| Notes | Johannes Lefevre, 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 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care |
| Subject.TGM |
Soldiers Physicians War War casualties Death |
| Subject.Local |
Lefevre family |
| Personal Name |
West, Dr. J. W. Lefevre, Johannes (1837-1864) LeFevre, Josiah P. (1811-1893) |
| Location |
Winchester - Virginia New Paltz - Ulster County - New York |
| HRVH Topic |
Military People |
| Language | eng |
| Format.Original | handwritten manuscript |
| Resource Type | text |
| Relation | http://www.hrvh.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/hhs&CISOPTR=1345&CISOBOX=1&REC=10 |
| 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 |
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 | nov141864 |
Description
| Title | page_1 |
| 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 | Winchester Nov 14th 1864 J.P. LeFevre As you have ere this received the sad intelligence of the death of your Son Capt J. LeFevre, I feel that it is a duty I owe the memory of a brave, and patriotic soldier to offer my deepest sympathies, to those who were the nearest and dearest to him, and who next to his country has sustained an irreparable loss. My acquaintance with your Son was a short one, but short as it was I had learned to love him for his many |
| Compound objects | nov141864 |
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