DescriptionTells the personal memories of the Civil War. Item found in mylar, originally in three pieces.
(Stryker’s Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War reveals no sign of a 2nd Lieutenant Charles A. Dunn in Co. D 28th Regiment NJV; instead, there is only a Charles Dunn who served as Private in Co. E, 35th Regiment, and was discharged for disability.)
Transcript:
Your full name
Charles A. Dunn
When born?
January 4th 1832
Where born?
New York City
When did you first enter the service?
29th, August 1862
Where did you first enter the service?
At Freehold, NJ29 Aug 1862
What was your rank on entering the service?2nd Lieutenant
What was your Company, Regiment, Battery or Ship?
D 28th NJ Vols
(State time and date of promotion.)
What was your rank at the close of the war?
2nd Lieutenant
When were you first discharged?
Jan 9th 1863
Where were you discharged and for what reason?
Jan 9th 1863 Expiration of term of service Freehold NJ
Did you re-enlist or were you again commissioned? No.
To what organization were you at any time transferred and when?
None
When were you next discharged?
When were you finally discharged, and where?
By reason of what were you finally discharged? Expiration of term of service
What was the last battle in which you were engaged? Fredricksburg
State second, third, &c., including all engagements in which you participated?
Chancellosville [sic]
Were you ever wounded? If so, when and where?
No
Were you ever confined in hospital? If so, when and where?
No
Were you ever taken prisoner? If so, when, where, and by whom?
No
In what prison, or prisons, were you confined and from what time to what time?
When did you leave the prison, or prisons in which you were confined and in what manner and under what circumstances?
Give the names of a few of your most intimate comrades in service?
John Watson. Aaron Buzzee
What did you deem the most important events in your service?
The battle of Fredricksburg VA
Is there any other matter or event in connection with your military or naval services? If so, state it fully but concisely?
Organization NameNew Brunswick Free Public Library
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