1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Brother Pling

includes envelope that reads 11th Regiment Mass. Volunteers describes a battle in which 2,000 soldiers are taken prisoners. warns him not to show the letter to anyone.

GLC08502.1

1 January 1865

Whitley, Albert, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sister

very faded. "We entered this City Dec. 21st the rebels having evacuated it the night before, they left all of their siege guns...[and] crossed over into South Carolina. Our men have taken out the Torpedoes in the River & now our steamers & transports can run in.... General Sherman has reviewed his entire army in Savannah, it was a grand & imposing scene & one long to be remembered by all present. Among this army of 90,000 men there is not one man [sic] that does not like General Sherman & think him one of the best Generals in our army. There are 20,000 citizens in this…

GLC09271.01

12 March 1865

Whitley, Albert, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sister

confident that the Union is gaining in numbers and will soon be too much for General Lee.

GLC09271.02

7 April 1865

Whitley, Albert, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sister

writes he is enjoying good health and having an easy time but Sgt. Sayso was recently taken prisoner leaving him as the only Sgt. left in the company.

GLC09271.03

29 April 1865

Whitley, Albert, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sister and Brother

tomorrow they will start marching home.

GLC09271.04

8 October 1862

Boston, John W., fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to wife and children

writes that he is in good health and is sending 20 dollars home. believes they will soon be victorious

GLC09315.01

13 October 1862

Boston, John W., fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to wife and children

very faded. would like to come home once more before he goes to Dixie. promises to do his duty as a soldier.

GLC09315.02

4 December 1862

Boston, John W., fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to wife and children

front page torn. writes that he is sending Mary a locket and will be sending the boys something as well. tells the story of an orderly who shot a captain in another company.

GLC09315.03

5 December 1862

Boston, John W., fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to wife and children

is afraid his wife will have changed so much by the time he arrives home that he will not know her. asks her to send him a good pair of boots, also requests sponge cake and tobacco.

GLC09315.04

14 December 1862

Boston, John W., fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to wife and children

has come down with a cold. says he is in a dangerous place. says the only women he sees are "nigger wenches, and I hate them, every once and a while I see a white woman..." would like to be with her and the children.

GLC09315.05

2 December 1862

Boston, John W., fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to wife and children

writes they have to survive on half rations.

GLC09315.06

1863

Boston, John W., fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to wife and children

writes that the regiment will be reorganized ina week. the new recruits will have to stay for the full term of enlistment. but they are confident the war will end before the term is up.

GLC09315.07

1 April 1944

Dworetsky, Bernard, fl. 1944-1945

Newspaper

Title: Bernie's Bugle

This is a newsletter written for Moe and three other soldiers from Brooklyn. It includes local news about friends and family. This issue features a photograph of the Dworetsky sitting at his typewriter.

GLC09414.1580

9 April 1944

Dworetsky, Bernard, fl. 1944-1945

Newspaper

Title: Bernie's Bugle

This is a newsletter written for Moe and three other soldiers from Brooklyn. It includes local news about friends and family. This issue features a photograph of Dworetsky's infant son in his 1944 model carriage.

GLC09414.1581

22 April 1944

Dworetsky, Bernard, fl. 1944-1945

Newspaper

Title: Bernie's Bugle

This is a newsletter written for Moe and three other soldiers from Brooklyn. It includes local news about friends and family. This issue features a photograph of Robert in uniform. It also includes an application for a war ballot.

GLC09414.1582

30 April 1944

Dworetsky, Bernard, fl. 1944-1945

Newspaper

Title: Bernie's Bugle

This is a newsletter written for Moe and three other soldiers from Brooklyn. It includes local news about friends and family. In this issue the Dworetsky talks about his new job with the Overseas Film Division. He also responds to letters from his four subscribers.

GLC09414.1583

January 30, 1944

Gellis, Joe, fl. 1944

V-Mail

Title: to Sylvia Weiner

Gellis writes there is nothing unusual going on. As usual Marty and Moe are playing gin rummy. He mentions that he got very homesick when they first came to England.

GLC09414.1584

February 23, 1944

Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Malcolm

Sylvia writes a thank you letter for the hospitality Mrs. Malcolm displayed towards Moe. She writes that she is sure he would not have had such a good time on furlough if it has not been for Mrs. Malcolm.

GLC09414.1586

16 March 1944

Greenfield, Alvin, 1924-1946

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sylvia and Mad

Alvin writes that he failed to become a pilot, and that he is very disappointed. He also tells a story of a fellow soldier who was killed in a plane crash. He writes he still plans to fly for himself someday.

GLC09414.1588

31 March 1944

Gellis, Joe, fl. 1944

V-Mail

Title: to Sylvia

Gellis writes that they've moved much closer to town and there is a Jewish Community Center and synagogue.

GLC09414.1589

5 April 1944

Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988

V-Mail

Title: to Mr. and Mrs. Weiner

Moe writes that it is about time he wrote a letter. He also asks about Marge and Joe.

GLC09414.1590

8 May 1944

Greenfield, Alvin, 1924-1946

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sylvia and Mad

Alvin hopes that Sylvia does not have another attack. He is glad she got promoted. Alvin also says he is concerned that he is spending the best years of his life in the army.

GLC09414.1591

7 July 1944

Helfinstein, Jack, fl. 1944

V-Mail

Title: to Sylvia

Jack thanks Sylvia for the postcard of midtown New York. He says he can't wait to try all the new places Sylvia writes about in her letters.

GLC09414.1592

1929-1945

Autograph note signed

Title: to unknown

This is a fragment (torn page) of a letter that mention Jim's address and refers to Archie

GLC09414.1610

1929-1945

Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sylvia Weiner

Moe wonders whether Archie has been shipped out yet. He says he is glad Sylvia and Rose are hitting it off. This is pages 5-7 of a letter.

GLC09414.1611