Mary Elizabeth Lewis
Mary Elizabeth Lewis was born around 1843 in Connecticut. She married Courtland George Stanton around 1862, and they had at least two children: Jennie, born around 1870; and Lewis, born around 1880. Stanton served in the Union army from 1862 until 1865. They corresponded throughout the war, and her letters expressed her strong love for her new husband. "I hardly know what to write," she declared in October 1862, "except to repeat the old story that I love you, I love you, yes, but that don't half express it. I cannot tell you how dear you are to me. Oh but if you were only here I'd show you."
 
During the war, she filled her time by attending church and local lyceum meetings. Although she claimed not to "know anything about politics," she paid close attention to the election of 1864. She insisted that "all good Christian men, and respectable citizens" supported the Republican Party, and she "never heard of a decent man who would vote on a copperhead ticket." In April 1865, she declared the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln "the worst thing that has happened to this nation in a long time." She denounced Confederates as "devils," and she insisted that the "north [was] too easy with the south."
 
The family moved to Westerly, Rhode Island, by 1880, and Mary died there sometime in the 1880s.
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DATABASE CONTENT
(460)Lewis, Mary Elizabeth ~ Stanton, Mary Elizabeth1843188X
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 151

  • (183) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 21 October 1862
  • (184) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 17 August 1862
  • (185) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 14 September 1862
  • (186) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 18 September 1862
  • (187) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 21 September 1862
  • (188) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 September 1862
  • (189) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 2 October 1862
  • (190) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 7 October 1862
  • (191) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 17 October 1862
  • (192) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 October 1862
  • (193) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 October 1862
  • (194) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 30 November 1862
  • (195) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 December 1862
  • (196) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 9 December 1862
  • (197) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 20 November 1862
  • (198) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 24 November 1862
  • (199) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 14 November 1862
  • (200) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 31 October 1862
  • (201) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 9 November 1862
  • (202) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 21 December 1862
  • (203) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 December 1862
  • (204) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 January 1863
  • (205) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 December 1862
  • (206) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 20 January 1863
  • (207) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 11 January 1863
  • (208) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1 February 1863
  • (209) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 28 January 1863
  • (210) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 6 February 1863
  • (211) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 10 February 1863
  • (212) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 16 February 1863
  • (213) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 16 March 1863
  • (214) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1863
  • (215) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 19 March 1863
  • (216) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 21 April 1863
  • (217) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 2 May 1863
  • (218) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 May 1863
  • (219) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 12 May 1863
  • (220) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 20 May 1863
  • (221) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 May 1863
  • (224) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 28 June 1863
  • (225) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 30 June 1863
  • (226) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 June 1863
  • (227) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 July 1863
  • (228) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 7 July 1863
  • (229) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 7 June 1864
  • (230) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1 June 1863
  • (231) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 11 July 1863
  • (232) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 16 July 1863
  • (233) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 20 July 1863
  • (234) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 July 1863
  • (235) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 31 July 1863
  • (236) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 August 1863
  • (237) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 14 August 1863
  • (238) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 24 August 1863
  • (239) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 August 1863
  • (240) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 September 1863
  • (241) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 6 September 1863
  • (242) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 8 September 1863
  • (243) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 18 September 1863
  • (244) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 26 September 1863
  • (245) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 2 October 1863
  • (246) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 14 October 1863
  • (247) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 18 October 1863
  • (248) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 17 November 1863
  • (249) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 23 November 1863
  • (250) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 5 December 1863
  • (251) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 15 December 1863
  • (252) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 December 1863
  • (253) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 7 January 1864
  • (254) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 17 January 1864
  • (255) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 15 January 1864
  • (256) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 January 1864
  • (257) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 February 1864
  • (258) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 February 1864
  • (259) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 15 April 1864
  • (260) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 19 March 1864
  • (261) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 6 April 1864
  • (262) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 17 May 1864
  • (263) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 18 May 1864
  • (264) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 28 May 1864
  • (265) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 July 1864
  • (266) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 18 July 1864
  • (267) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 19 July 1864
  • (268) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 24 July 1864
  • (269) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1 August 1864
  • (270) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 17 August 1864
  • (271) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 28 August 1864
  • (272) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 23 August 1864
  • (273) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 31 August 1864
  • (274) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 5 September 1864
  • (275) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 12 September 1864
  • (276) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 September 1864
  • (277) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 9 October 1864
  • (278) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 October 1864
  • (279) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1 November 1864
  • (280) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 January 1865
  • (281) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 20 November 1864
  • (282) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 November 1864
  • (283) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 November 1864
  • (284) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 December 1864
  • (285) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 21 December 1864
  • (286) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 8 February 1865
  • (287) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 April 1865
  • (288) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 13 February 1865
  • (289) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 21 February 1865
  • (290) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 April 1865
  • (291) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 12 March 1865
  • (292) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 12 April 1865
  • (293) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 March 1865
  • (294) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 14 April 1865
  • (295) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 March 1865
  • (296) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 26 April 1865
  • (297) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1 June 1865
  • (298) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 12 June 1865
  • (299) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 16 May 1865
  • (300) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 27 May 1865
  • (301) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, undated
  • (302) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1862
  • (303) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, undated
  • (304) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 5 October 1862
  • (305) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 19 November 1863
  • (306) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 5 October 1864
  • (307) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 11 October 1864
  • (308) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 16 October 1864
  • (309) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 26 October 1864
  • (310) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 7 November 1864
  • (311) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 14 November 1864
  • (312) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 11 November 186X
  • (313) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 25 November 1864
  • (314) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 9 December 1864
  • (315) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 18 December 1864
  • (316) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 25 December 1864
  • (317) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 27 December 1864
  • (318) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 12 January 1865
  • (319) [recipient] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 18 January 1865
  • (320) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 5 February 1865
  • (321) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 18 February 1865
  • (322) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 24 February 1865
  • (323) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 5 March 1865
  • (324) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 19 March 1865
  • (325) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 2 April 1865
  • (326) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 6 April 1865
  • (327) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 10 April 1865
  • (328) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 16 April 1865
  • (329) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 20 April 1865
  • (330) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 22 April 1865
  • (331) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 5 May 1865
  • (332) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 8 May 1865
  • (333) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 16 May 1865
  • (335) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 7 June 1865
  • (338) [recipient] ~ C. W. Brown Invitation, 23 November 1863

People - Records: 1

  • (459) Stanton, Courtland George is the [husband of] (460) Lewis, Mary Elizabeth

Places - Records: 2

  • (294) [birth] ~ Connecticut
  • (1207) [death] ~ Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island

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SOURCES

1880 United States Federal Census, available from Ancestry.com; Norwich Bulletin, 22 August 1911; Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 5 October 1862, DL0011.122, Nau Collection; Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 16 October 1864, DL0011.126, Nau Collection; Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 16 April 1865, Dl0011.146, Nau Collection