Alfred Holcomb
Alfred Holcomb (b. ca. 1843) was a farmer laborer from Southwick, Hampdon County, Massachusetts. He enlisted in Company F, 27th Massachusetts Infantry on September 12, 1861. He was wounded at Washington, North Carolina on April 3, 1863 and again at Petersburg on June 18, 1864. He mustered out of service on September 27, 1864. Alfred’s older brother, Chauncey (b. ca. 1838), served as a sergeant in the same company. He was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Drury’s Bluff on May 16, 1864 and died of his wounds on May 22. Most of the letters in this collection were written to family members back home, including parents, Milton and Elvira Holcomb, sister Emma Holcomb (b. ca. 1841), brothers Birney (b. ca. 1845) and Wallace (b. ca. 1847), and a young sister, Mary (b. ca. 1855).
Authored Letters
ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
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12762 | Holcomb34 | July 2, 1864 | Alfred Holcomb | “Friends at Home” | Hampton, VA | Hampden County, MA |
12714 | Holcomb4 | June 13, 1862 | Alfred Holcomb , Chauncey Holcomb | Emma Holcomb | New Bern, NC | Hampden County, MA |
12716 | Holcomb4 | June 27, 1862 | Alfred Holcomb | “Friends at Home” | New Bern, NC | Hampden County, MA |
12717 | Holcomb5 | August 22, 1862 | Alfred Holcomb | Birney Holcomb , Wallace Holcomb | New Bern, NC | Hampden County, MA |
12718 | Holcomb6 | August 29, 1862 | Alfred Holcomb | “Friends at Home” | New Bern, NC | Hampden County, MA |
12720 | Holcomb7 | September 3, 1862 | Alfred Holcomb | “Parents Brothers and Sisters” | New Bern, NC | Hampden County, MA |
12721 | holcomb8 | October 2, 1862 | Alfred Holcomb | Emma Holcomb | New Bern, NC | Hampden County, MA |
12722 | Holcomb9 | October 7, 1862 | Alfred Holcomb | Emma Holcomb | Shepherdsville, NC | Hampden County, MA |
Received Letters
ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
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12751 | Holcomb28 | February 26, 1864 | Milton Holcomb | Alfred Holcomb , Chauncey Holcomb | Southwick, Hampden County, MA | |
12752 | Holcomb29 | March 2, 1864 | Mary Holcomb | Alfred Holcomb , Chauncey Holcomb | Southwick, Hampden County, MA |