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    "title": "Records Concerning the Pension of Charles Seavey, 31st and 32nd Maine Infantry Regiments, and 19th Kansas Cavalry Regiment",
    "description": "This file unit contains records concerning the pension received by Charles Seavey (SC 865,620) due to his military service during the Civil War. He enlisted in Company B, 32nd Maine Infantry Regiment, on February 18, 1864; transferred to Company B, 31st Maine Infantry Regiment, on December 12, 1864; and mustered out of service on July 15, 1865.  He also served in Company A, 19th Kansas Cavalry Regiment, from October 20, 1868, to April 8, 1869. This series includes the following items:\n(1) Official statement from Kansas Adjutant General's Office, January 11, 1889, concerning Charles Seavey's service in Company A, 19th Kansas Cavalry Regiment;\n(2) Official statement from Maine Adjutant General's Office, November 11, 1889, concerning Charles Seavey's service in the 31st and 32nd Maine Infantry Regiments;\n(3) Letter from the Bureau of Pensions, February 28, 1893, of the names and addresses of selected comrades who served in Company B, 32nd Maine Infantry Regiment; \n(4) Pension Certificate of Charles Seavey, SC 865,620, for pension based on the Act of Congress of June 27, 1890;\n(5) Letter from the Maine Adjutant General's Office, December 11, 1908, about the soldiers' home at Togus, Maine;\n(6) Official statement from the Maine Adjutant General's Office, December 11, 1908, concerning Charles Seavey's service in the 31st and 32nd Maine Infantry Regiments;\n(7) Certificate of Record compiled by the Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society, December 7, 1912, concerning the military and personal history of Charles Seavey; and \n(8) Letter from the Bureau of Pensions, April 9, 1915, concerning an increase in pension granted to Charles Seavey based on age and service.",
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        "Santa Clara County, California Veterans Services Office Collection",
        "Records Concerning the Pension of Charles Seavey, 31st and 32nd Maine Infantry Regiments, and 19th Kansas Cavalry Regiment"
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        "American Civil War, 1861-1865",
        "Military service, Voluntary"
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        "logicalDate": "1915-01-01",
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        "This donated collection serves as an exemplar of the types of records that many Union Civil War soldiers likely obtained to document their military service in connection with pension claims."
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    "ocrText": "CARTO\nCertificate of Record\nTo All Whom it May Concern:\nBequeathed to every American\nPreserved to us by the valor\nis a priceless logacy\nof the Boys in Blue\n-: THIS CERTIFIES that CHARLES SEAVEY :-\nEnlisted from Androscoggin County, Maine, On February 28, 1864,\nto serve three years or during the war, and was mustered into the\nUnited States service at Augusta, Maine, as a Private of Captain\nAmos F. Noyes' COMPANY \"B\", 32ND REGIMENT MAINE VOLUNTEER INFAN-\nTRY, Colonel Mark F. Wentworth commanding.\nThis regiment was organized under the call of President\nLincoln, dated February 1, 1864, and with the 31st Maine, ren-\ndezvoused at Augusta. The 32nd was recruited in the Counties\nof Cumberland, Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Oxford, Sagadahoo\nand York, and a regimental organization was completed May 6, 1864\nwith the following field officers:- Mark F. Wentworth, Colonel;\nJohn M. Brown, Lieutenant Colonel; Arthur Deering, Major. The\nregiment left the State by detachments during the months of April\nand May, 1864, moving to Washington, D. C., where it became\nunited, and was assigned to the 2nd Brigade (General S. G.\nGriffin's), 2nd Division (General R. B. Potter's (, 9th Army\nCorps, during its service taking part in engagements as follows:-\nWilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Totopotomoy, Bethesda\nChurch, Cold Harbor, Siege and Assault of Petersburg, Mine\nExplosion, Weldon Railroad, Poplar Spring Church, Fort Stedman,\nFall of Petersburg, Fort Mahone, Va., and a number of minor\nengagements and skirmishes, at all times performing gallant and\nfaithful duty, both on the march and in battle, suffering many\nhardships, losing two hundred and two men by death in the service\nIt was consolidated with the 31st Maine, by Special Order, No.\n245, War Department, December 12, 1864, where it was mustered\nout August 20, 1865.\nThe said Charles Seavey was transferred to Company \"B\",\n31st Maine, December 12, 1864.\nHe was wounded at Fort Hell, Va., by gunshot on top of head,\nand was confined in General Hospital at City Point, Va., until\nable for duty, then rejoined his regiment\nHe received an HONORABLE DISCHARGE at Alexandria, Va., on\nthe 15th day of July, 1865, by reason of close of the war.\nHe was enrolled on October 14, 1868, at Topeka, Kan., in\nCompany \"A\", 19th Kansas Cavalry, State Militia, mustered October\n28, 1868, and mustered out at Fort Hayes, Kan., April 8, 1869,\nto take effect April 18, 1869.\nHe is a son of John W. and Rachael Seavey, and was born in\nBoston, Mass., on the 29th of November, 1848. He was united in\nmarriage to Mary L. Dye, at Jacksonville, Fla., from which union\nwere born four children, three of whom are living, viz:- Charles\nGrace and May.\nHis second marriage was to Maria Garlough. at Sacramento,\nCal., May 21, 1890, from which union were born two children, one\nof whom is living, viz:- Levy.\nThese facts are thus recorded and preserved for the benefit\nof all those who may be interested.\nCompiled from Official and Authentic Sources by the\nSoldiers and Sailors\nHistorical and Benevolent Society\nX\nIn testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand\nSOCIETY\nand cause to be affixed the seal of the Society\nDone at Washington, D. b., this 7th day\nof December\nA. D. 1912.\nNo. 6854\nHistorian"
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