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to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes feeling of impending battle. In part: "…Everything is quiet this morning, but it may be the calm before the storm. Sheridan is here, & his wonderful cavalry are not far off…"

GLC06734.19

to: Mary [Armstrong]

Describes widespread desertion by Confederate troops, intra-troop Confederate violence.

GLC06734.20

to: Mary [Armstrong]

GLC06734.21

to: Wife, Daughters & Son.

Marked "No 1"; seemingly first letter sent to family while on post. Reports on news about Sherman & Charleston having fallen.

GLC06734.01

to: Mary [Armstrong, his wife].

Reporting on his arrival at the headquarters of the 9th Corps.

GLC06734.02

to: Wife.

Reports that he is now at the front, describes conditions at front & shells bursting in air around him, spreads news of capture of Wilmington.

GLC06734.03

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes being under enemy fire, ill health due to cold.

GLC06734.04

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes how he felt being under fire.

GLC06734.05

to: [?wife?].

GLC06734.06

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports on rumor that Sherman has been defeated, hopes it isn't true, talks about great number of dead and burial procedures, remarks on slavery as the sin of the South.

GLC06734.07

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Discusses his commanders & their religiosity, his preaching & religious ministering at the camp.

GLC06734.08

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Talks about systematic pilfering of the Sanitary Commission by high ranking soldiers; also reports on seeing black troops: "Today for the first time I saw whole regiments of black troops…They appear quite as well on parade as their more thoroughly...

GLC06734.09

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports various rumors about Sheridan's maneuvers. Also reports on nearby black uprising: "Our allies, the darkies, are evidently burning out their beloved Masters…"

GLC06734.10

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes army medic routines & ambulances, describes desolation of landscape due to war.

GLC06734.11

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports on troop maneuvers, Sheridan's whereabouts, etc.

GLC06734.12

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes wounding of his troops, & ministering to soldiers.

GLC06734.13

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes the death of soldiers, his inspection of their graveyards.

GLC06734.14

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports on rumors that "Sherman, & Schoield, and Sheridan are working up, & Grant has Lee by the throat." Also describes in detail his work as a Chaplain & what it consists of.

GLC06734.15

to: Mary [Armstrong].

"I keep no diary of events, so I guess I had better send my diary home in the form of letters."

GLC06734.16

to: Mary [Armstrong]

Describes battle in detail. Also: "…The good news from Sheridan was read to the boys at inspection in the form of a dispatch from Gen. Grant. It was received with loud cheers. Surely the end draws nigh…"

GLC06734.17

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes impending battle plans .

GLC06734.18

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 19, 1865. Pertains to life while stationed in Virginia. Provides details of gunners and artillery men.

GLC06734.022

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 21, 1865. Provides details while camped out in a ravine of brief battle skirmishes. Also notes of two women who rode past on horseback.

GLC06734.023

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 22, 1865.

GLC06734.024

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 23, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in City Point, Virginia in the military.

GLC06734.025

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 24, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in City Point, Virginia in the military. Mentions the weather.

GLC06734.026

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 24, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in City Point, Virginia in the military. Letter continues on March 26.

GLC06734.027

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 26, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in City Point, Virginia in the military. Mentions that hospitals are currently full and that their tent is built upon the ruins of a town.

GLC06734.028

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Virignia in the military. Mentions the living quarters of enslaved people.

GLC06734.029

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 28, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Virginia in the military. Mentions his indifference to violence and danger at times.

GLC06734.030

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 29, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Virginia in the military and finances.

GLC06734.031

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 30, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Virginia in the military. Mentions their recent marching orders and how is sleep has been poor.

GLC06734.032

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 31, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Virginia in the military. Mentions that he has been sleeping better.

GLC06734.033

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated April 1, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military. Mentions seeing a train car full of Confederate prisoners.

GLC06734.034

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated April 5, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military. Mentions that he was assigned to patrol as a city guard.

GLC06734.035

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 6, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military. Mentions that he is currently waiting at a railroad crossing. Describes the living quarters of enslaved people as...

GLC06734.036

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 7, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military. Mentions the weather and the determination to "capture" Robert E. Lee's forces.

GLC06734.037

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 8, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military. Mentions "long trains of army wagons," which contain prisoners of wars, enslaved people held as contraband. Also...

GLC06734.038

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 17, 1865. Pertains to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

GLC06734.039

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 18, 1865. Pertains to travelling through battlegrounds that are strewn with corpses.

GLC06734.040

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 19, 1865. Pertains to the funeral of Abraham Lincoln.

GLC06734.041

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 19, 1865. Pertains to his reflections on abolition and emancipation.

GLC06734.042

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 19, 1865. Pertains to his general mood and receiving letters from her.

GLC06734.043

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 21, 1865. Pertains to sleeping on the streets of Petersburg since he got lost on his visit there.

GLC06734.044

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated April 22, 1865. Pertains to the possibility of returning home. Written from a U.S. Steamer on Chesapeake Bay.

GLC06734.045

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated April 23, 1865. Pertains to the disappointment of soldiers who were not sent home right away and their living quarters while in Alexandria.

GLC06734.046

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated April 24, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military. Explains the reason for delay in letters from him. States that there are numerous regiments that are in encampment together.

GLC06734.047

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Fort Lyon, April 24, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military.

GLC06734.048

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Fort Lyon, April 25, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military.

GLC06734.049

to: Mary [Armstrong]

One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated April 27, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military.

GLC06734.050