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PATH I: Investigating
Civil War Soldiers from Beverly
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| Portrait
of an enlisted man, 23rd Massachusetts Volunteers, Company
A. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs
Division, reproduction number LC-B8184-10691 |
Who were the men that fought in the Civil
War from Beverly, Massachusetts? We planned to compile
a database of demographic information concerning Beverly’s involvement
in Civil War. We
connected the soldiers by name with permanent demographic data
taken from census records, letters, and diaries.
At the Beverly Public Library we looked over the lists of registered
men. Their rank, regiment, and company was the only information
provided. What else could we find out about them?
Was it true that rich men could use their money and influence
to avoid fighting? Where should we look first?
First stop:
the Beverly Public Library >
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