Brackett Family

The Bracketts were a farm family from Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine. Orrin William Brackett (b. ca 1841) served as a private in Co. G, 25th Maine Infantry (a nine-month regiment, 1862-1863) and in the 1st Battalion Maine Light Artillery. His brother, Alvin M. Brackett (b. ca. 1843) served as a private in Co. F, 1st Maine Cavalry. Alvin was mortally wounded during the Dahlgren raid in Virginia on March 1, 1864.

Archive: 
U.S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Other: 
James Coco Collection, Harrisburg CW Roundtable, Box 13

Letters

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ID Letter Datesort ascending Author Recipient From To
12383 Brackett7 April 13, 1862 Alvin Brackett Orrin William Brackett
12381 Brackett6 March 12, 1862 Alvin Brackett Orrin William Brackett
12380 Brackett5 February 2, 1862 Alvin Brackett Hattie Walker
12379 Brackett4 January 2, 1862 Alvin Brackett Orrin William Brackett
12378 Brackett3 November 28, 1861 Alvin Brackett Hattie Walker Augusta, Kennebec County, ME
12375 Brackett2 October 28, 1861 Alvin Brackett "Dr." Augusta, Kennebec County, ME Sodom, Oxford County, ME
12371 Brackett1 October 12, 1861 Alvin Brackett Orrin William Brackett Augusta, Kennebec County, ME

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