Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection contains two letters written by Philip Crewell, a private serving in Company F, 34th New York Infantry during the American Civil War. Both letters are addressed to Crewell's brother, the 1862 letter specifically to H. J. Crewell. The first letter, written at Albany, is dated "the 7 1861" (presumably May 7, as the contents suggest that Crewell's regiment had just been organized). Crewell lauds his regiment, noting, "we have got the praise of beainge the best looking lot that...