| Scope and content |
William Davis Brackett's papers relating to his service in eastern North Carolina with E Company of the 45th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, 1862-1863. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
William Davis Brackett, Jr. Papers (#1007), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Purchase (Special Manuscript Fund), L. & T. Respess Books, Charlottesville, Virginia . |
| Biographical note | William Davis Brackett Jr. (1840-1932) was a member of Company E of 45th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia and was stationed eastern North Carolina, at both Camp Amory on the Trent River and Camp Massachusetts near the town of Newbern (New Bern). After the war, Brackett married Sarah Ann Lee, had two children, opened a dry goods store, became a manufacturer of shoes, and founded W.D. Brackett & Co. of Boston. |
