12 June 1864

Lowrie, James Addison, 1843-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother

have been resting for 4 or 5 days now. have started to draw clothing as part of their rations. has not heard from Rob in a good while.

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1864

Lowrie, James Addison, 1843-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother

they were in Maryland one day and and left there yesterday morning. marched a distance of 20 miles. is so, so tired of marching. the rations have been scant.

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6 September 1864

Lowrie, James Addison, 1843-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother

there was a very severe skirmish at Smithfield the 28th of last month. heard the news that J.S Loukey died but hopes it is not true.

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15 September 1864

Lowrie, James Addison, 1843-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother

tired of fighting. wants the war to end, but sees no prospect of stopping. has not heard from Rob and fears he may have been captured or killed since the fighting in Atlanta was severe.

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24 September 1864

Saunders, J.H., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Ann E. Lowry

informs her that her son was wounded and has lost a leg.

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4 October 1864

Lowrie, James Addison, 1843-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother

assures his mother that he is doing fine considering the circumstances. he is treated well and has plenty to eat. A.C McKinney came to visit him

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13 October 1864

Lowrie, James Addison, 1843-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother

the doctor says he is doing very well. still afraid that Rob has been killed.

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19 October 1864

Lowrie, James Addison, 1843-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother

informs her it will be some time before he gets home, for they won't let him leave until he is perfectly well. they treat him good.

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26 October 1864

Lowrie, James Addison, 1843-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother

still has pain, but is doing very well. hopes to be home by Christmas.

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6 November 1864

Lowrie, James Addison, 1843-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother

his wound is healing very nicely. will be able to get out of bed soon. glad she is doing well with the farm. asks her to save some apples for him.

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17 November 1864

Lowrie, James Addison, 1843-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother

upset his wound is not yet healed, so he may not be home yet for Christmas. his one consolation is that he'll be able to stay. writes "what am I now, but a poor and aged soldier, a cripple for life..." but is thankful he survived.

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24 November 1864

Lowrie, James Addison, 1843-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother

his wound is now nearly healed and soon it won't be so painful. still worried about Rob.

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4 December 1864

Lowrie, James Addison, 1843-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother

the wound is healed but he has an absess so it it is very painful. still fears he won't be home in time for Christmas.

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February 21, 1865

Frazer, Dorothy F., fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aunt Ann E. Lowry

wants to hear from Aunt Sarah and the boys. heard that John is sickly.. Abner Walker's wife is likely to die

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13 March 1865

Frazer, Dorothy F., fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aunt Ann E. Lowry

sorry to hear that John has died. Al Horton's Batalion is at Salem. they have come to hunt Bush men belonging to the 48th regiment.

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January 24, 1864

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

arrived today. before she came there was a skirmish between Cleveland and Erie which killed six and wounded thirty. stopped at the Adams house and then went on to the European Hotel.

GLC08311.01

February 3, 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

learned that Mr. Mellon of Cinncinati had charge of the plantations and had annulled all of his predecessors. had to go to Memphis where he came aboard a crowded a boat. currently in a copperhead state.

GLC08311.02

9 February 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

endured a dangerous ice crossing. in order to get everyone acorss they used a skiff. on the other side he met his aunt and uncle. currently in Des Moines, which he describes as "quite a town."

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February 13, 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

arrived at his next destination on Thursday night. saw a lot of farms with horses and witnessed the slaying of a few chickens. from there he went to Homer which he described as dreary. is now in Webster City.

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February 13, 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

wishes she could be there and see the country. saw a painted barn. likes Webster than any place of its size. Wallace has been buying furs from a man in Iowa City.

GLC08311.05

February 21, 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria, Elma, Amus, Johnny and Co.

discusses a possible purchase of land he might make.

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14 March 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria, Elma, Amus, Johnny and Co.

today went with Wallace and used his money. an agent from head quarters and said he prefers to have them run it. acknowledges his mother's suffering because of his absence.

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15 March 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

records his movements. encountered snow and ice. The third morning out they found a fleet of chickens. decided to shoot some.

GLC08311.08

21 March 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

has been informed of Mother's death. weather is cold. the price on farms is low now.

GLC08311.09

January 26, 1864

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

writing from onboard a ship. filled with interesting lines like "take a dutch man and saturate him with whiskey and lager and give him the everlasting pipe and he is a nice animal..."

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