Civil War Letters of Quincy Plaisted

The latest addition to my website can be found here. The Civil War letters of Quincy Plaisted were a huge find at the National Archives recently. The original letters and a page that was taken out of the family register from the Bible were all in Quincy's Civil War pension paperwork!

He was the brother to my ggg-grandfather, Edward Harmon Plaisted, but I had never heard much about him. My side of the family DID inherit the Bible though, and it has always been a source of great frustration that the family register showing all the births and deaths had been torn out. At least now I know where it is!

Quincy died within days of his disability discharge, and the letters here represent some of the last communications he had with his family. He was only 18 when he died.

Also included is one final letter from Quincy's quartermaster regarding how he disposed of a package sent to Quincy that arrived after his death.

I've transcribed, as usual, to be faithful to the original style. There is also an introduction with additional information on Quincy that I learned from his pension paperwork and sources about his regiment.