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Lewis Carter Civil War Pension Documents
Identifier: 2021.1.28
Description:
Various correspondence between lawyers employed by Lewis Carter, his widow, and children, and from the family members themselves, in their attempts to receive a Civil War pension for him for his service in Company E., 2nd Regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops. He was a resident of Rappahannock Academy in Caroline County, VA. The application states he was wounded in the arm in Savannah, GA and was treated at a Camp Hospital there and at Lincoln Hospital on 7th ST in Washington, DC.
Various correspondence between lawyers employed by Lewis Carter, his widow, and children, and from the family members themselves, in their attempts to receive a Civil War pension for him for his service in Company E., 2nd Regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops. He was a resident of Rappahannock Academy in Caroline County, VA. The application states he was wounded in the arm in Savannah, GA and was treated at a Camp Hospital there and at Lincoln Hospital on 7th ST in Washington, DC.