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Levy, Ferdinand, 1843-1923

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Herman Herst Collection of Material Relating to Ferdinand Levy

 Collection — Consolidated Box P15, Folder: P-562
Identifier: P-562
Abstract

The collection consists of material pertaining to a study of the court-martial of Captain Levy of the Independent Battalion, New York Volunteers, in 1863. Included is a photocopy of the proceedings of the court-martial, General Order No. 101 with the indictment, a history of the Independent Corps, Light Infantry, an item about Levy from the Palm Beach Jewish world quoting the London Jewish chronicle, a newspaper clipping and two relevant excerpts from Fredman's Jews in American wars and Wolf's the American Jew as patriot, soldier and citizen.

Dates: 1863-1987