Otis Getchell

First Name: Otis
Last Name: Getchell
Unit: 
Co. G, 17th Maine Infantry
Rank: 
private
Residence (County): 
Somerset County, ME
Biography: 

Otis Getchell (b. ca. 1841) was the son of Eleanor and Joel Getchell (b. ca. 1810), a farmer residing in New Portland, Somerset County, Maine. Otis served as a private in Co. G, 17th Maine Infantry. His brother, Ezra Getchell (b. ca. 1844), served as a private in Co. K, 2nd Maine Cavalry. Otis and his brother survived the war.

Authored Letters

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ID Lettersort descending Date Author Recipient From To
12517 Getchell10 January 28, 1864 Otis Getchell Friends at Home Somerset County, ME
12530 Getchell18 August 4, 1864 Otis Getchell Joel Getchell Bristol, PA Somerset County, ME
12540 Getchell27 January 16, 1865 Otis Getchell Joel Getchell Bristol, PA Somerset County, ME
12510 Getchell4 November 3, 1863 Otis Getchell Eleanor Getchell Somerset County, ME
12511 Getchell5 November 18, 1863 Otis Getchell Joel Getchell Brandy Station, VA Somerset County, ME
12512 Getchell6 December 28, 1863 Otis Getchell Joel Getchell Brandy Station, VA Somerset County, ME
12513 Getchell7 December 31, 1863 Otis Getchell Eleanor Getchell Somerset County, ME

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