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Frederick Osborne was one of the 2, | Frederick Osborne was one of the 2,566 Salem residents known to have served in the Union Army or Navy during the Civil War. | ||
He enlisted in a local company of the Massachusetts 23rd Volunteer Regiment was only 16 years old. This regiment included | He enlisted in a local company of the Massachusetts 23rd Volunteer Regiment when he was only 16 years old. This regiment included | ||
about 200 Salem men and was part of the Union Army under the command of Gen. Ambrose Burnside. They participated in 13 engagements. | about 200 Salem men and was part of the Union Army under the command of Gen. Ambrose Burnside. They participated in 13 engagements. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Vertical File in the Salem Collection - '''Salem and the Civil War''' | |||
[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1657880?locg=63 Private Osborne, Massachusetts, 23rd Volunteers] 1999 | [http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1657880?locg=63 Private Osborne, Massachusetts, 23rd Volunteers] 1999 | ||
"Salem and the Civil War" ''Salem Evening News'', May 26, 1999, p. A3 | "Salem and the Civil War" ''Salem Evening News'', May 26, 1999, p. A3 | ||
Latest revision as of 11:32, 19 September 2024
Frederick Osborne was one of the 2,566 Salem residents known to have served in the Union Army or Navy during the Civil War.
He enlisted in a local company of the Massachusetts 23rd Volunteer Regiment when he was only 16 years old. This regiment included
about 200 Salem men and was part of the Union Army under the command of Gen. Ambrose Burnside. They participated in 13 engagements.
A book of Osborne's letters to his sister and mother from the field was published in 1999. Called "Private Osborne, Massachusetts
Twenty-third Volunteer, this collection was edited by Frank Marcotte.
See Also
Vertical File in the Salem Collection - Salem and the Civil War
Private Osborne, Massachusetts, 23rd Volunteers 1999
"Salem and the Civil War" Salem Evening News, May 26, 1999, p. A3
