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Preferred Citation:

Ned Hoxie Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Biographical Information:

Ed Hoxie was a member of the Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He was from Northampton, Massachusetts. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Letters 18 March and 17-30 May 1862, written by Ned Hoxie, Camp Brightwood, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, [Va.] while serving in a Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. The letters are to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Hoxie, Northampton, Massachusetts and concern the fighting in Virginia, the occupation of a Tyler family home, and also mention picking up weapons from the Battle of Williamsburg. The letterhead is stamped with "The Shield of Liberty, 1776-1861" on one sheet and "The Flag of the Free, 1776-1861" featuring Lady Liberty on another.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Peninsular Campaign, 1862
• Tyler family
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
• Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century
• Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862