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Civil War - Charles Bartlett Letters and Daniel Byam Diary
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Capt. Charles Edwin Adams Bartlett, seen at left, married Harriet Maria Cooper on Sept 6, 1862 just one week after mustering into Company K of the 6th Regiment, where he served in the Nine Months Campaign. His son Charles Edward Bartlett, born April 19, 1868, became the first president of the Chelmsford Historical Society. Charles and William F. Wood recruited men for Company K in the towns of Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Tewksbury and Tyngsboro. This is an actual Recruitment Broadside published by Bartlett and Wood. Members of Company K were commissioned on August 30, 1862 and mustered in on August 31, 1862. See the Company K Roster here. They were mustered out on June 3, 1863 after which Company K was disbanded. See the actual Discharge Document for Charles S. Reed. During their time in the War they were encamped in Suffolk Virginia. See the Camp Suffolk Layout here, with legends explaining the function of each area. |
| 1862 | Sepember October November December |
| 1863 | January February March April May |
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Daniel Proctor Byam, seen at left, was born
at 11 Maple Road in
Chelmsford on November 8, 1841, the son of Marcus D. Byam and Mary
Proctor (second wife of Marcus). He previously served in Capt. C.E.A. Bartlett's Company K during
the Nine Months Campaign in 1862 and 1863 described above.
He signed up for a second tour of duty that included the Civil War's
One Hundred Days Campaign and
served from March 31, 1864 to March 7, 1865.
Daniel kept a diary during this time, and
described his experiences that included surviving a train
roll-over near Valley Forge.
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April
May
June
July
August September October November December |
| 1865 | January February March |