MS-079: Captain Benjamin F. Lee Collection regarding 28th Pennsylvania Infantry and John W. Geary

September 2006

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Provenance:
Purchased from Charles Apfelbaum Rare Books and Manuscripts with funds provided by the Civil War Era Studies Department in 2003.

Biography:
Benjamin F. Lee was mustered into service on June 28, 1861 as Quartermaster for the 28^th Pennsylvania Infantry. He remained in that position until September 18, 1862. At that time he resigned to accept a commission as Captain and A.C.S, [Adjutant Commissar of Subsistence]. He remained in the service for three years. After the war, Benjamin F. Lee was the personal secretary to his brother-in-law and former Colonel, Pennsylvania Governor John W. Geary.

Source: http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/infantry/28th/28thofficers.html

Scope and Content:
The Benjamin F. Lee Collection consists of three series which contain documents relating to requisitions by the 28^th Pennsylvania Infantry and correspondence of Lee and John W. Geary between themselves and various other individuals.

SERIES I - 28^th Pennsylvania Infantry; 5 folders

SERIES II - Correspondence; 5 folders

SERIES III - Miscellaneous; 1 folder

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