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Lansing Porter family papers

 Collection
Identifier: LaRC-1065

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Captain Lansing Porter of the 75th New York Infantry and his wife, Elizabeth Porter. Capt. Porter served first at Fort Pickens, Florida, but was soon transferred to Louisiana under the command of General Godfrey Weitzel. The correspondence dates from January 1861 to March 1863.

Dates

  • 1861-1863, 1906.

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

Captain Lansing Porter served in the 75th New York Infantry out of Auburn, New York. He was first stationed at Santa Rosa island but soon moved to Fort Pickens on Pensacola Bay, Florida. His military career brought him under the command of General Godfrey Weitzel once the 75th was moved to Camp Kearney in Louisiana, allowing him to travel up the Mississippi River through New Orleans, Donaldsonville, Napoleonville, Labadieville, and eventually making camp in Thibodeaux, Louisiana. He received a leave of absence in March of 1863.



From January of 1861 to March of 1863, Lansing and his wife Elizabeth wrote a series of letters to one another while Lansing was away at war. Elizabeth wrote primarily of issues of the home in Auburn, New York, while Lansing wrote of his experiences fighting in the South. The couple had three children, Libbie, Annie, and Lansing, who lived at home with their mother. The children periodically wrote letters to their father.

Extent

2.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into two boxes containing folders with letters arranged in chronological order. The envelopes in which the letters were received are also filed with each letter; since some envelopes contained more than one letter, a note has been placed with these envelopes saying what letters it contained.

Method of Acquisition

Gift of John Porter Bloom. Date acquired: 05/01/2013.

Processing Information

Processed by Anna Richards, LaRC CPS intern, supervised by Eira Tansey.

Title
Archon Finding Aid Title
Author
Anna Richards
Date
02/09/2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Tulane University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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New Orleans 70118 US