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Civil War Letters of Assistant Surgeon Charles M. Trask of the New Hampshire 5th Regiment

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Civil War Letters of Assistant Surgeon Charles M. Trask of the New Hampshire 5th Regiment
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This grouping consists of 34 original handwritten Civil War correspondence from Assistant Surgeon Charles M. Trask of the New Hampshire 5th Regiment. The letters contain riveting military content covering battles, generals, troop movements, medical treatment, diseases, and a plethora of other detailed military and personal information. During the period these letters were written, 2/23/1862 – 12/4/1864, the NH 5th Regiment engaged in the battles of Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Deep Bottom. Charles M. Trask of Stewartstown, NH enlisted on 1/6/1862 and was discharged on 12/27/1864. He entered service as a private and was promoted first to a Hospital Steward and later to an Assistant Surgeon. Research on the NH 5th Regiment, many of the soldiers mentioned by Trask in his letters, Civil War surgeons work, and other information contained within the letters are included. All letters have been transcribed in their entirety as written including typographic errors. The NH 5th Infantry sustained the greatest loss in battle of any Infantry or Cavalry Regiment in the Union Army making this a rare opportunity to own collective correspondence from the same person throughout their service in some of the fiercest battles of the American Civil War. (28B11738-LD1) [John A. Micavich Collection] (3500/5000)