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1 December 1864
Page, Enoch S., fl. 1864-1865
to Mahala F. Page
One letter addressed to Mahala F. Page from Enoch S. Page dated In Camp Russ., December 1, 1864.
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5 December 1864
One letter addressed to Mahala F. Page from Enoch S. Page dated In Camp Russ., December 5, 1864.
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14 December 1864
One letter addressed to Mahala F. Page from Enoch S. Page dated In Camp near Petersbug, December 14, 1864.
GLC06359.40
10 December 1862
Hutchinson, Uretta D., fl. 1862
to Wallace Mitchell
One letter addressed to Wallace Mitchell from Uretta D. Hutchinson dated December 10, 1862. Pertains to working as a governess and updates of the family. She describes her pay and the children, and mentions how Thanksgiving was celebrated.
GLC08334.25
30 December 1862
Mitchell, Joshua, fl. 1862
to Mary Mitchell
One letter addressed to Mary Mitchell from Joshua Mitchell dated December 30, 1862. Pertains to family news. He discusses the death of friends from consumption and wounds.
GLC08334.01
5 March 1864
Mitchell, Wallace, fl. 1861-1867
One letter addressed to Mary Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated Camp near Warrentown, Va., March 5, 1864. Pertains to being vaccinated and Confederate soldiers deserting. Describes the wounds of some soldiers in his picket, and the capture of rebel...
GLC08334.03
1861
[Pencil sketches of life in Camp Wilkins and Camp Wright]
One set of sketches dated 1861 of life at Camp Wilkins and Camp Wright. Depicts the sleeping quarters at Camp Wright, ration station and soldiers at Camp Wilkins. Envelope is addressed to G. B. Mitchell.
GLC08334.04
9 July 1866
French, E.B., fl. 1865-1871
Response from the Treasury Department's Second Auditor's Office
One form dated July 9, 1866 related to finances owed to the deceased George B. Mitchell from the Treasury Department's Second Auditor's Officeyment. The auditor agrees to forward the amount due to Mitchell once the muster and payrolls have been...
GLC08334.05
22 September 1864
to Floretia Mithcell
One letter addressed to Floretia Mitchell from her brother, Wallace Mitchell dated York Hospital, September 22, 1864. Pertains to receiving a furlough. He is waiting for transportation papers before being able to set off home. Includes two sketches...
GLC08334.06
23 February 1867
Mitchell, Robert, fl. 1866-1867
to E.B. French
One letter addressed to E.B. French from Robert Mitchell dated February 23, 1867. Pertains to an unsettled debt. Contacted French regarding the money due to the deceased George B. Mitchell, and had been told that $81.33 was sent to him by the Second...
GLC08334.07
26 November 1862
to George B. Mitchell
One letter addressed to George B. Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated November 26, 1862. Pertains to being under orders Washington D.C. His regiment is due to leave any day this week as General Burnside has called out all the cavalry.
GLC08334.08
13 November 1862
One letter addressed to Mary Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated November 13, 1862. Pertains to the conditions of the camp. States that soldiers are fed but also that many are sick and hospitalized. Lots of soldiers are sick and in hospital, however...
GLC08334.09
18 November 1862
One letter addressed to George B. Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated November 18, 1862. Pertains to preparing for horses arriving to the camp. Describes stretching ropes outside their quarters to which will be tied their horses when they get them...
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14 December 1862
One letter addressed to Mary Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated December 14, 1862. Pertains to camp preparations and issuing guns and supplies. He also describes his horse, which is considered "the prettyest horse in the reg." Includes a sketch of...
GLC08334.11
13 October 1862
One letter addressed to Mary Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated October 13, 1862. Pertains to an emergency evacuation of the camp due to nearby Confederate soldiers arriving. Written at Camp Curtin.
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5 June 1861
to Floretia Mitchell
One letter addressed to Floretia Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated June 5, 1861. Pertains to parade march and other camp recreation. Describes 21 companies that took part in an eight mile parade march through the town in the pouring rain. He...
GLC08334.14
15 July 1861
Mitchell, George B., ?-1865
The Star Spangled Banner Independent
One booklet of the Star Spangled Banner Independent. Item is a handwritten newsletter with ribbons tying the spine together. Includes watercolor paintings of the American flag and poems.
GLC08334.15
6 October 1863
One letter addressed to George B. Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated October 6, 1863. Pertains to others being sick in the camps. The ague has been about again this autumn and some of the soldiers have fallen sick. He has received new clothes and...
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10 July 1861
One letter addressed to George B. Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated July 10, 1861. Pertains to payment owed for their services. The order for them to return home has been countermanded and he does not know when he will be able to leave. It is...
GLC08334.18
11 October 1863
One letter addressed to Mary Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated October 11, 1863. Pertains to Pennsylvania State Elections and his opinion on the candidates Andrew Gregg Curtin and George Washington Woodward. He supports Curtin as the Woodward...
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8 December 1862
One letter addressed to Floretia Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated December 8, 1862. Pertains to conditions in the camp and health of the horses. The horses are faring badly and many are ill. They have been doing some drilling on horseback. Ink...
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17 June 1861
to Mary Mitcehll.
One letter addressed to Mary Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated June 17, 1861. Pertains to low morale of the soldiers in the encampment. He reports that they are not wanted in either the U.S. service or the state service as they have enough men, so...
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13 June 1863
One letter addressed to Mary Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated June 13, 1863. Pertains to life in the cavalry regiment. He suspects her last letter must have been lost when the Rebel Army captured their mail a few weeks ago. He reports that they...
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1 February 1863
to George B. Mitchell [fragmented letter]
Fragment of a letter, dated June (no year. He tells George that they are not moving, but have been assured that they will be the first regiment to be called up next. Date gathered from text written on envelope.
Written at Camp Wilkins
GLC08334.23
One letter addressed to George B. Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated February 1, 1863. Pertains to the new camp he is stationed in and a shed he has built. With a decorative, patriotic envelope. Written in a camp near Falmouth.
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