HTM_WCMss189.xml Guide to the Henry F. Canfield Civil War Letters 1862-1865 Canfield (Henry F.) Civil War Letters Elizabeth Hambleton Whitman College and Northwest Archives 2011
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-03-30. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. 2019 Finding aid revised. English Whitman College and Northwest Archives
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Henry F. Canfield Civil War Letters Canfield, Henry WCMss.189 0.2 linear feet 1 manuscript box 1862-1865 The Henry Canfield Civil War letters, which date from 1862, contain letters, diary entries, and correspondence from Henry Canfield, a soldier in the American Civil War.

Collection is open for research.

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Marshall Lee in October 1982. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0437.

Henry F. Canfield was an American Civil War soldier born on May 28, 1843 in Chardon, Ohio. His parents were Sally Lee and Aaron Burr Canfield. At the age of 19, he enlisted in the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI) and later rose to the rank of corporal. He married his wife, Lucy Strohl, in 1867. They had five children together. Canfield died in 1894 at the age of 50.

The Henry Canfield Civil War Letters, which date from 1862 through 1865, consists of sixty-four letters Henry wrote home during his time as a soldier in the Civil War, describing his life and thoughts about the war.

 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865