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Head Quarters 156th N Y Vols
Opequon Creek Va Nov 18th 1864
Mr J.P Lefevre
With feelings mingled
with sadness & sorrow I make an
attempt to write you- My Object
is more particularly business- and
I trust you will pardon me for
Intruding upon your feeling so
shortly after you sad and poor
affliction. But I deem it a duty
out of respect for our late Lt Lefevre
and also an obligation to his friends
to let you know as best I can the
Condition of his Company accounts
So that at the earliest day practicably
they may be settled, Company
Commanders are responsible for Ordering
Stores & Camp & garrisons ^---- to the government &
Johannes was responsable [sic] for the
Property in Company "O" and for
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1864-11-18 Letter from Alfred Cooley to J. P. Lefevre |
| Date.Original | 1864-11-18 |
| Description | After the death of Johannes, Alfred Cooley writes to Josiah to clarfiy all business matters relating to the condition of Johannes' company accounts. |
| Notes | ohannes 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 -- Campaigns United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence |
| Subject.TGM |
Soldiers Military life Death |
| Subject.Local |
Lefevre family |
| Personal Name |
Cooley, Alfred LeFevre, Josiah P. (1811-1893) Lefevre, Johannes (1837-1864) |
| Location |
New Paltz - Ulster County - New York Opequon Creek - Opequon Creek - Virginia |
| 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)255-6738 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 | nov181864 |
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 | Head Quarters 156th N Y Vols Opequon Creek Va Nov 18th 1864 Mr J.P Lefevre With feelings mingled with sadness & sorrow I make an attempt to write you- My Object is more particularly business- and I trust you will pardon me for Intruding upon your feeling so shortly after you sad and poor affliction. But I deem it a duty out of respect for our late Lt Lefevre and also an obligation to his friends to let you know as best I can the Condition of his Company accounts So that at the earliest day practicably they may be settled, Company Commanders are responsible for Ordering Stores & Camp & garrisons ^---- to the government & Johannes was responsable [sic] for the Property in Company "O" and for |
| Compound objects | nov181864 |
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