Henry H. Bowen Papers

Henry Hunter Bowen (b. ca. 1823) was a farmer from Washington County, North Carolina. At the time of the 1860 census, Henry Bowen and his wife, Ann L. Bowen (b. ca. 1825) had three children, Cornelia A. (age 9), Olivia N. (age 6), and Henry C. (age 1). Henry Bowen and his younger brother George W. Bowen (b. ca. 1834) served as privates in the Confederate States Marines. Another brother, Langley R. Bowen (b. ca. 1828), served as a private in Co. G, 17th NC Infantry. The oldest of the Bowen brothers, William J. Bowen (b. ca. 1822), apparently served briefly in 1864 before being discharged. The bulk of the letters in the collection were written by Henry Bowen and his wife, Ann. There are also letters written by William L. Bowen and Rhoda Bateman, a sister of the Bowen brothers.

Archive: 
North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh
Other: 
Box 89, Civil War Collection

Letters

Displaying 1 - 25 of 34
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
8766 Bowen19 Henry Bowen, George W. Bowen Ann L. Bowen, Mary E. Bowen Charleston, Charleston County, SC Washington County, NC
8748 Bowen1 October 5, 1864 Henry Bowen Ann L. Bowen Raleigh, Wake County, NC Washington County, NC
8749 Bowen2 October 6, 1864 Henry Bowen Ann L. Bowen Raleigh, Wake County, NC Washington County, NC
8750 Bowen3 October 10, 1864 Henry Bowen Ann L. Bowen Charleston, Charleston County, SC Washington County, NC
8752 Bowen5 October 16, 1864 Ann L. Bowen Henry Bowen Plymouth, Washington County, NC Charleston, Charleston County, SC
8751 Bowen4 October 16, 1864 Henry Bowen Ann L. Bowen Charleston, Charleston County, SC Washington County, NC
8753 Bowen6 October 21, 1864 Ann L. Bowen Henry Bowen Plymouth, Washington County, NC Charleston, Charleston County, SC
8754 Bowen7 October 26, 1864 Ann L. Bowen Henry Bowen Plymouth, Washington County, NC Charleston, Charleston County, SC
8755 Bowen8 October 27, 1864 William L. Bowen Henry Bowen, George W. Bowen
8756 Bowen9 November 1, 1864 Ann L. Bowen Henry Bowen Plymouth, Washington County, NC Charleston, Charleston County, SC
8757 Bowen10 November 6, 1864 Henry Bowen Ann L. Bowen Charleston, Charleston County, SC Washington County, NC
8758 Bowen11 November 11, 1864 Ann L. Bowen Henry Bowen Plymouth, Washington County, NC Charleston, Charleston County, SC
8759 Bowen12 November 13, 1864 Henry Bowen Ann L. Bowen Charleston, Charleston County, SC Washington County, NC
8760 Bowen13 November 15, 1864 Henry Bowen Ann L. Bowen Charleston, Charleston County, SC Washington County, NC
8761 Bowen14 November 20, 1864 Henry Bowen Ann L. Bowen Charleston, Charleston County, SC Washington County, NC
8762 Bowen15 November 27, 1864 Rhoda Bateman Henry Bowen, George W. Bowen
8763 Bowen16 November 30, 1864 Ann L. Bowen, Cornelia Ann Bowen Henry Bowen Long Acre, Washington County, NC Charleston, Charleston County, SC
8764 Bowen17 December 2, 1864 Ann L. Bowen Henry Bowen Long Acre, Washington County, NC Charleston, Charleston County, SC
8765 Bowen18 December 4, 1864 Henry Bowen Ann L. Bowen Charleston, Charleston County, SC Washington County, NC
8767 Bowen20 December 10, 1864 Ann L. Bowen Henry Bowen Long Acre, Washington County, NC Charleston, Charleston County, SC
8768 Bowen21 December 11, 1864 Henry Bowen Ann L. Bowen Charleston, Charleston County, SC Washington County, NC
8769 Bowen22 December 14, 1864 Ann L. Bowen Henry Bowen Washington County, NC Charleston, Charleston County, SC
8770 Bowen23 December 15, 1864 Henry Bowen Ann L. Bowen Charleston, Charleston County, SC Washington County, NC
8771 Bowen24 December 16, 1864 William L. Bowen Henry Bowen, George W. Bowen Washington County, NC Charleston, Charleston County, SC
8772 Bowen25 December 26, 1864 Ann L. Bowen Henry Bowen Washington County, NC Charleston, Charleston County, SC

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