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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

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Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists mainly of letters by Oliver but includes some letters by other correspondents. The collection contains letters by him to family members, especially to his brother Samuel, while he was an officer in the Union Army (1862-1865) during the Civil War. In addition, there is a history of the 12th Regiment of the New York National Guard, of which Oliver was a member, and the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded to him for valor during a battle (1864) at Resaca, Ga.

Arrangement

Letters by Oliver precede letters to him.

Collection Creator Biography:

Oliver, Paul Ambrose, 1830-1912

Paul Ambrose Oliver worked in the shipping business prior to the start of the Civil War. In 1861, Oliver joined the 12th Regiment of the New York National Guard as a second lieutenant. During the war, Oliver was present at the battles of 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredricksburg, and Chancellorsville. Oliver left the army in 1865, having been brevetted to the rank of brigadier general of volunteers for his actions at Resaca, Ga. In 1892, Oliver was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his conduct at Resaca. Following the war, Oliver established and operated an explosives factory in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Acquisition:

Gift of Samuel Bonnell (AM 17327).

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012. Revised in 2013.

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Credit this material:

Paul Ambrose Oliver Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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