13 March 1863

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

Writes from Camp Stanley. Pages 5-8 may go to another letter.

GLC06167.03

15 May 1863

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Written from headquarters of the Fourth Michigan Cavalry. Includes a clipping.

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4 June 1863

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Written from headquarters of the Fourth Michigan Cavalry.

GLC06167.05

circa 1863

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Manuscript letter

Title: to his sister

Written from headquarters of the Fourth Michigan Cavalry. Includes drawing of Middleton, Tennessee.

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7 June 1863

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

Re: asks for news from home, refers to the Middletown raid, forwards his wish not to be mentioned in the town newspapers. Written at Camp Park.

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28 August 1863

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

Re: refers to another Skirmish with the rebel forces, forwards a tale of flagraising for Tennessee folk . . . "They actually believed we 'Yanks' had enormous horns and long tails."

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17 October 1863

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Re: Sends news of himself, reminder to his sister of his birthday which is coming up a week later (he would turn 21), news of the death of Charley Allen.

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January 29, 1864

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

Requests more mail from home, sends his own optimistic view on the war, recounts tale of another raid on an enemy camp.

GLC06167.10

30 May 1864

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

Recounts battles of cavalry fought with the rebels in Dallas, Georgia.

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30 June 1864

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to his father

Gives news of General Sherman's attacks on the enemy in Georgia, refers to the accuracy of the Rebel artillery fire, and requests that his father attempt to gain for him a commission as an officer.

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23 October 1864

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

Relays news of war. Sends word of his position as Acting Adjutant for the regiment (a post he has held for two months and does not enjoy), reminds her that his twenty-second birthday occurred the day before.

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January 15,1865

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Letter

Title: to his mother

Gives news of the regiment march to Eastport, Mississippi. Relays his exact term of service remaining (seven months and twelve days left in the Union Army).

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January 17, 1865

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his father

Relays tale of his difficulty obtaining a pass for entry into town to replace his boots and the fact that he is under arrest and will "stand a Court Martial" for the offense of being absent without leave. Sends this news as a warning of the possible ramifications this event will have on him.

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January 29, 1865

Clark, George W., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

Informs his mother of the regiment's return to Alabama, tells of life in Winter Quarters where there is no food, and notes that he is still under arrest, but expects to be released in a few days.

GLC06167.16

circa 1861-1865

Gurnsey, B.H.

Photograph signed

Title: Photograph Unidentified, 7th Iowa Cavalry

Verso contains Gurnsey imprint and pencil inscription: "Unidentified, 7th Iowa Cavalry." Oval bust portrait in uniform.

GLC04506.62

circa 1861-1865

Gurnsey, B.H.

Photograph

Title: [Unidentified]

Verso contains Gurnsey stamp and pencil inscription: "Unidentified, 7 Iowa Cavalry." Half length seated portrait in uniform.

GLC04506.65

13 July 1792

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Anthony Wayne

Writes about two horses being returned, "one for you and all camp and another for a servant." Asks him to look into the matter. States that the cavalry horses must be used for the purposes "for which they are designed."

GLC02437.05536

5 December 1862

Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sarah Wood

Written at Camp Zanesville to his wife. Talks of arrival at Camp Zanesville via steam boat ("smoke boat.") His goods were lost in shipping between home and the camp. Finally, tells his wife if she sends $100 quickly, he could come home, as he won't be mustered in for another week or so. First page is quite faded. Stationery shows an image of the American flag and reads "Long may it wave."

GLC02176.01

January 16, 1863

Wood, Sarah, fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Matthew Wood

Written to her husband. Wants him to return as he's doing "no good." Talks of lack of money, and the financial transactions with a Samuel Clift. Mentions a neighbor offering for her to stay at his house, another offering to haul her coal for free. Lacks punctuation. Written on stationery that includes an image of a shield superimposed over a star.

GLC02176.02

February 1, 1863

Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sarah Wood

Written at Camp Dennison to his wife. Anticipates being paid soon, and will send the money home, saving a few dollars to live himself. Talks of hiding tears when reading his wife's letters as the other soldiers find it feminine. Expresses sentiment to his wife that he loves her and wishes he could be with her, looking forward to being with her again. Stationery contains image of a victorious Union soldier in battle reading "The Captured Battery." Written at Camp Dennison .

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February 16, 1863

Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sarah Wood

Written at Camp Dennison to his wife. Says the arms have arrived, and they have been drilling with sabers. Observes the wickedness and sin, and hopes that in piety they could defeat "seceshdom." Discusses how his "little family" makes him want to survive. Comments "our leading officers who are a conducting this war for speculation and worldly honor." Lastly, exhorts that though he may be tempted by sin at camp that she stay pure, mentioning he has already done "something here that I would not have done at home but the Lord was always with me to chastise me." Stationery features an image of…

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28 March 1863

Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sarah Wood

Written at Camp Dennison to his wife. Reports he is finally paid $62.50. Expects to move soon, though "grape vine dispaches," or camp rumors, are unreliable as to where. Mentions some soldiers' receiving packages from home. Laments vice in camp, commenting "I have heard profanity in its worst form I have seen allmost every form of vice and its affects." Finally, reacts to news of an incident in Noble County, Ohio (the Hoskinville Rebellion) in which the "rattle snakes," or "butternuts," as Wood calls them, i.e. Southern sympathizers demonstrate opposition to war. Written at Camp Dennison .

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23 April 1863

Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sarah Wood

Written at Camp Dennison to his wife. Tells of a dream he had that he was at home again and that the war was over, though expresses certainty that the end will come soon. Is waiting for orders to march any day. Talks of how much a soldier values a letter from home. Stationery contains image of a victorious Union soldier in battle reading "The Captured Battery." Written at Camp Dennison .

GLC02176.06

26 June 1863

Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sarah Wood

Written from London, Kentucky to his wife. Describes raids in Tennessee and Virginia, destroying railroads, burning bridges, tearing down telegraph wires. Also describes the rainy weather. Expresses concern because he sent a dollar in a letter, but does not trust the mail. Tells of the soldiers' dismay at Robert E. Lee's successes, but expects victory will come when they're on the "brink of despair." Expresses fatigue from the harsh treatment and difficult duty he endures.

GLC02176.07

12 July 1863

Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sarah Wood

Written from Stanford, Kentucky to his wife. Is concerned that the $10 he sent won't get to her because 'it is such a secesh place." Observes "all armies is on the move it appears to be the grand rally now that is to decide the contest." Continues "now is the time to make the decisive blow and it greatly depends on the willingness and unity of the new recruits. Then, speaks of death: "let us not set our heart too mutch on the fleeting pleasures of this world but set our affects on things above." Mentions a rumor that General John Hunt Morgan has been taken prisoner. Though he doubts that this…

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