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Sheldon Appleby Among the Archives
I have known Sheldon Appleby, my great-great-great grandfather, only through his handwriting—and only that through a single letter handwritten from February 1863, and only that through a photocopy of a photocopy. The great aunt who’d given me a copy of … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th U.S. Artillery, 85th New York, digital, Innovation Hub, National Archives, Research, sheldon appleby, Suffolk
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“And now I am going to tell you what I think about soldiering”
From my ancestor, Sheldon S. Appleby—the letter that began my hunt earlier this week for information about a Civil War ancestor I didn’t know I had. Suffolk, V.A. Feb. 6th 1863 Dear Father and Mother,
Posted in Common Soldier, Personalities
Tagged 85th New York, sheldon appleby, Sheldon S. Appleby, soldier life, Suffolk
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Finding Sheldon Appleby
I know Sheldon and Mary Appleby only through their handwriting and by their daughter, Nell—my great-great-grandmother, “Grandma Nellie,” whom I know, in turn, only by name. The handwriting I know Sheldon by isn’t even his own—not really, anyway. Rather, it’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged 85th New York, ancestors, Cawley, Chris Mackowski, Grandma Nellie, sheldon appleby
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