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civil war links
letters from a civil war soldier
These are mostly letters written by my great
great great grandfather, Dennis Ford, to his wife, Mary (Moriarty) Ford in
Haverhill, Massachusetts. Dennis came to America from County Kerry, Ireland
around 1853. His original last name was Foran (possibly Forehand or Fourihan) which is
alluded to in these and other letters. He changed it to Ford upon coming to
America
He was a Private in the Civil War. Member of
28 Reg. Company H, Massachusetts Volunteers. Enlisted 12/17/1861; mustered Jan
3, 1862; missing 7/3/1863, Gettysburg, Penn.; Prisoner 8/16/1864 Charles City,
Cross Roads, Virginia; exchanged 11/27/1864; discharged to date 12/19/1864. Also
member of 14th Battery Mass. Volunteers Light Artillery; enlisted and mustered
2/28/1865;taken prisoner 3/25/1865 near Petersburg, VA; paroled and joined
Battery 5/20/1865; mustered 6/15/1865.
*Reference---"Mass.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines of the Civil War"
He fought at Battle of James Island June 16,
1862, 2nd Battle of Bull Run Aug. 29 and 30, 1862, Chantilly Sep. 1, 1862, South
Mountain Sep. 14, 1862, Antietam Creek Sep 17, 1862, Fredericksburg Dec. 11, 12,
and 13, 1862, Chancellorsville. Taken prisoner 3rd day of Gettysburg Jul. 3,
1863, again at Charles City Crossroads, VA Aug 16, 1864, and again March 25,
1865 in camp near Petersburg.
He died on July 26, 1868 in Haverhill, MA of
Consumption
from Dennis Ford - March 15th, 1854
from Dennis Ford, Biddeford, ME - May 15th, 1855
from Dennis Ford, Fort Columbus, NY - February 2, 1862
from Cornelius Roach to his wife
Key Island, South Carolina -
April 17, 1862
from Dennis Ford, James Island, South Carolina - Saturday May 20, 1862
from Dennis Ford, Newport News, Virgina - July 20, 1862
from Dennis Ford, Fredericksburgh, Virginea -
Saturday August 9th, 1862
from Dennis Ford, Washington - September 6th 1862
from Dennis Ford, Maryland Hights, Sharpsburgh - October 20th, 1862
from Dennis Ford, Falmouth near Frederick City, Virginia - Apr 25, 1863
from Dennis Ford, King Street Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia - November 12, 1863
from Dennis Ford, Camp near Petersburgh, Virginia - March 1865
from Dennis Ford, Hilton Head, South Carolina, undated
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