| Civil War letters (1862-1865) of Sargeant Charles S. Kettlewell (c. 1842-1903), Company C of the First Maryland Cavalry (CSA) mostly to his sister, Olivia Hamner, and other family members. A Howard County native, Kettlewell initially served with the First Virginia Cavalry before enlisting with the First Maryland in Richmond on August 10, 1862 to serve three years "or the duration of the war". His letters detail camp life, participation in battles (South Mountain), and discuss aspects of his hospitalization and recuperation from bronchitis. Kettlewell was active in post-war veteran activities as a member of the Society of the Confederate Army and Navy in Maryland. A 20th c. copy photograph of an c. 1862 studio portrait of six members of the regiment features the verso inscription Mess No. 3 of the 1st Maryland Cavalry. The members of this group have been established: Charles Kettlewell, Edmund C. Neale, Winfred Neale, George C. Jenkins, Daniel E. Emory, and Lafayette Hause. With the exception of Hause, who is seated in the right foreground, no other individuals featured within the image can be identified with certainty.
Other memorabilia include a book of war experiences called "Comrades" (penned by Edward R. Rich, First Maryland Cavalry, Co., E, and published in 1898) that describes the life of Maryland Confederate soldiers and a series of ribbons from mostly Maryland Line Association events from the 1880s to 1903. |
