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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February 26, 1864

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

went to Cincinnati with the company of a 2M clerk passing through Wheeling. visited Harry Blackburn and family. the streets of Cincinnati were filled with flags on account of the fall of Charleston. General Crook and Kelly were captured.

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25 August 1864

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

went out in a picket line and saw several hundred shots fired but not one hit a man. saw about 15 prisoners brought in yesterday. lists the goverment prices for rations sold to officers. Written at a camp near Hall Town

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28 August 1864

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

they took near 200 prisoners and killed how many he doesn't know. if the Rebels do not leave they may stay there for a couple more days.Written in Bolivar Heights, near Harper's Ferry

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10 September 1864

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

17 miles from Harper's Ferry. artillery going on 2 or 3 miles away. one of the boys shot an adder in the tent the other day. it was a foot long. if he had gone to Harrisburg, he would have gotten $500 local bounty.

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14 September 1864

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

has sent her $150. bought a gum blanket. writes about his friend and complains about a clerk who is very lazy and pretends to cook. . rumored that if it had not been for the Harper Ferry's raid, Virginia would not have seceded.

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21 October 1864

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

"I have seen the dark and the bright side of a battle..." describes the battle of Cedar Creek. heavy artillery. one of the colonels was shot by a man in their uniform. very eloquent in his battle description.

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24 November 1864

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

asks her what she had on Thanksgiving. tells her what a friend had on Thanksgiving. the men captured two teams. the Rebels are in force about 30 miles up the valley.

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February 5, 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

heard that Hannah Grant is married with a baby. the news that the president went to meet with the Rebel peace commissioners has everyone excited.

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February 26, 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

Sherman has been making another successful march in the South. tells her he has been in California since he last wrote. describes the town he is currently in.

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18 March 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

General Grant is in the area. has a paper giving a full account of Sheridan's actions but has no way to send it right now. Written at City Point- now named Hopewell

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27 March 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

the enemy attacked the 9th and 2nd corp. describes the Comissary Quarters. believes that men can live more comfortably apart from women than women can by themselves.

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31 March 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

had to sleep under a canvas instead of a tent one night. General Sheridan is operating with them with 25,000 cavalry. saw a black band that he enjoyed. the battle continues.

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16 April 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

Levi was a prisoner for over 24 hours. tells this story and of his escape.describes the details of Lee's surrender.w rites that the government is enlisting and hiring many blacks in Richmond.

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17 May 1865

Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria

2 miles from Alexandria. describes the terrain. when they marched on Richmond, heard a citizen of Richmond say, "the whole North must be here..." Written in a camp near Alexandria.

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1861-1877

Printed document

Title: Advertisemnts for A Complete Southern History and Lee and his Generals

2 books published by Richardson and Co.

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16 September 1862

Stein, Sam I, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sir

Very difficult to read but looks like "It was reported this morning that Gen R.E. Lee died of his wounds," which of course would have been a false report.

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9 September 1863

Merritt, John B., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

He writes about a battle in Georgia between Rosecrans and Bragg in which both armies were used up. General Thomas gets the credit on their side

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February 16, 1864

Cafferty, R.P., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

He writes that he has been promoted to sales clerk. Mr. Dernshaw has left and gone with Capt. Wheaton. An expedition of 10,000 troops has gone to Florida as well and Jacksonville was captured.

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16 March 1864

Cafferty, R.P., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

There was a defeat in Florida and Mr. Dernshaw has since returned North, leaving Captain Wheaton. On Monday the Union Theatre opened and was a great success.

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22 April 1865

Becker, J., fl. 1865

Sketch

Title: President Lincoln Riding through Richmond Admidst the Enthusiastic Cheers of the Inhabitants

From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.

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