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Travels of the 123rd Regt. [U.S.A.] [incomplete]

Outlines the travels of the 123rd Ohio Regiment in verse form. On verso is stationery for the Amsden, Williams & Co., Monroeville.

GLC02156.27

to her sister

Dated only as 20 November. Written from Orange, New Jersey, likely close to Newark.

GLC02156.30

to his mother

GLC02157.07

to mother

Written at Camp Parapet

GLC02157.12

to mother

GLC02157.17

to mother

GLC02157.36

to mother

GLC02157.38

to mother

GLC02157.44

to mother

Undated.

GLC02157.68

School Records, No. 21 for G. Armstrong

GLC02157.73

to Ira Andrews

He describes the Mud March. Discusses morale and physical health of men he knew from Rhode Island.

GLC02158.07

to Ira Andrews

He discusses how the men are coping with the cold weather and the delay of pay.

GLC02158.09

to Ira Andrews

He opens with his health, and then moves on to briefly mention the actions of Congress, and lastly advise Mr. Andrews on whom to pick to be Andrew's son Elbridge's draft substitute. Written on patriotic stationery.

GLC02158.10

to Ira Andrews

He discusses his health, the harshness of the weather, and his hopes of coming home for a "bolle of hur best bread and milk, dun up in thew yankey style." Bartlett ends with instructions on where and what he would like to see Mr. Andrews do with the...

GLC02158.12

to Ira Andrews

He writes about his frustration with the war's progress and the sense of defeatism he feels. He accuses the government of not thinking critically about the way in which "they use up human flesh." He also discusses the desolation of the area...

GLC02158.14

to Ira Andrews

He discusses briefly the execution of a soldier for shooting another soldier. He ends his letter with offering to give Mr. Andrews ten dollars in gold to name Andrew's new child. Written in pencil.

GLC02158.16

to Mary Blackman

Writes to his mother. "...i thought that I had seen hard times but I never did until i was taken prisoner...we fought them 3 days with 6,000 men and they had 45,000 with 84 pices of artirly we kiled 900 of them but they out winded us." Talks of the...

GLC02159.09

to Mary Blackman

Writes to his mother about feeling sick but does not believe it is enough to get him discharged. Asks about his brother Francis. Discusses his view of the war. "I hope this war will soon be over and I think it would if the North made as great an...

GLC02159.10

to Mary Blackman

Writes to his mother that he has no interesting news at present but that he is "... rejoiced to hear of the Union Victorys in other places surely the day Star of peace will soon apear to gladen the hearts..."

GLC02159.18

to his sister

GLC02160.03

to Lile Miller

Written from camp near Kellys Ford. Comments on his company's recent move, which had been intended to "cross the Rapidan and make the Rebels either Retreat or fight," but notes they had retreated based on General [George] G. Meade's orders. Thinks...

GLC02155.118

to Lile Miller

Written from camp near Manassas Junction. Complains that the mail has been slow. Reports that a mutual acquaintance, Jacob Stouffer, was taken prisoner during their last march. Discusses another corps's perception of the Pennsylvania Reserves...

GLC02155.121

to Lile Miller

Written in camp at Bristoe Station.

GLC02155.133

to Lile Miller

Written in camp at Bristoe Station.

GLC02155.135

to Lile Miller

Michael Miller writes to his wife, but saying he does not know what to tell her because the activities of Camp Bristoe Station are secretive. However, they have not received orders yet to move, which Miller is pleased about because he has been...

GLC02155.144

to Michael Miller

GLC02155.147

to Michael Miller

GLC02155.150

to Michael Miller

GLC02155.153

to Michael Miller

GLC02155.156

to Michael Miller

GLC02155.158

to Michael Miller

GLC02155.159

to Michael Miller

GLC02155.166

to Michael Miller

GLC02155.175

to Michael Miller

GLC02155.178

to Unknown

GLC02155.205

to his cousin Lill

GLC02156.02

to his cousin Lill

GLC02156.06

to his cousin Lill

Written on stationary labeled "Office Chief of Police, Fourteenth Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland."

GLC02156.07

to his cousin Lill

GLC02156.13

to his cousin Lill

GLC02156.14

to his cousin Lill

GLC02156.16

to Lill

Contains two letters. The first is addressed to Lill from Josephine, and written from Tontogany, Ohio on 9 January 1865. The second is undated and written to Edward Williams from James Raymond.

GLC02156.25

to his sister Maria

Dated only as 26 January. Written from Camp Holly, New Market Heights, Virginia (located in present-day Henrico County, Virginia, outside of Richmond). Written on U.S. Christian Commission stationery.

GLC02156.29

to his mother

Written from "Carron Crow Bayou," Louisiana.

GLC02157.04

to mother

GLC02157.20

to mother

GLC02157.24

to mother

GLC02157.35

to mother

GLC02157.45

to mother

GLC02157.48

to friend Charles

GLC02157.55