The Civil War and E. G. Bailey : letters to Sarah Davis Bailey and other letters written during the years,1861-1865

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Edward Guardene Bailey (1835-1900) was born at Poten, Quebec, Canada, the son of Butterfield and Hannah Dufur Bailey. His family immigrated across the border to North Troy, Vermont, ca. 1837, then migrated to Lorain County, Ohio in 1844, and to Ransom, Michigan, in 1855. Edward moved to Barry County, Michigan, where he married Sarah Margaret Davis (1840-1912) in 1855 at Assyria, Michigan. They had five children, 1858-1873. Edward and Sarah moved to an area near St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1856. In 1858, they moved to Redwing, Minnesota, and later that year to a farm near Hader, Minnesota. Edward enlisted in the Union army in 1861 and was given the rating of sergeant. He served in the 3rd Minnesota Regiment, Company E. Letters to his wife were written in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Arkansas. After the war he returned to Minnesota. The family migrated to Potawattamie County, Iowa, in 1869. He purchased a business at Oakland, Iowa, in 1879. The family migrated to a homestead in Hand County, Dakota Territory in 1883, then moved to a farm in Beadle County, South Dakota in 1895. They moved to Huron, South Dakota, to be near a doctor for Edward's health in 1899. Edward and Sarah Bailey are buried in Riverside Cemetery, Huron, South Dakota. .

Includes a description of Civil War battles and a roster of Company E, 3rd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.

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