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to "Folks at Home"

Edgar Pearce describes the Confederate attack at Shiloh as the "biggest fight of the new world." He writes from "Our Old Camp."

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[Furlough for Eben Pearce]

Written by Colonel Tim Ryan regarding Pearce's furlough.

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to Frederic

Edgar Pearce writes to his brother, Frederic, providing a dramatic and graphic description of the Battle of Shiloh and its aftermath.

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to "Folks at Home"

Edgar Pearce writes this letter from camp, 8 miles from Corinth, and describes the march to Corinth.

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to Father

Edgar Pearce writes this letter from "Camp no. 6." He declares that men are falling dead during the march to Corinth from heat and lack of water.

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to Lena

He writes to his sister, Selina, regarding a visit to their brother Edgar's regiment. The letter is written from Camp No. 8 near Corinth, Mississippi.

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to Mother

In the letter, he discusses money. Written from Camp No. 8 near Corinth, Mississippi.

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to Priscilla

William Pearce discusses his travels south. He reports that the Grand Junction was destroyed by Confederates.

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to Priscilla

William Pearce mentions marching south and seeing enslaved people. He describes seeing the Corinth battlefield.

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to William Pearce

Colonel Hildebrand writes about Pearce's appointment to Quarter Master Sergeant.

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