Abel G. Peck Papers (c.00107)

This collection consists of letters from Abel G. Peck to his family during the Civil War. Peck enlisted in the 24th Michigan Infantry in 1862 and served in Maryland and Virginia. His letters describe Sharpsburg, Maryland, in the aftermath of the battle of Antietam, as well as as his part in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Peck, the regiment's color-bearer, was killed July 1, 1863, in the first day's fighting at Gettysburg.