Scope and Content Note
The papers of Alfred Carmon span the years 1859-1865 and consist of sixty-four pieces of Civil War correspondence and an undated, twentieth century map. The letters were exchanged among Carmon and his sisters, Charlotte A. and Julia, and his mother, Mary, all of Sand Lake, New York, and a friend, George H. Young. Carmon served with the 169th New York Infantry Regiment, Company H. His letters illustrate routine camp life and numerous skirmishes with Confederate forces in Virginia, South Carolina, and Florida. They also record his opinions or sightings of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and other military officers and include remarks on the presidential election of 1864 and Robert E. Lee’s surrender in April 1865. There are also some attached envelopes and a printed summary or transcription of each letter.