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circa. early summer 1942
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Apologizes for brevity of letter, explaining that he has spent the evening with Joe, Percy Hamburger and Julie Zimmerman reminiscing old times.
GLC09120.043
Writes of the implications of having been charged to a chemical weapons company; instead of being shipped as a unit, they will all be assigned to different parts of the service - infantry, field artillery etc. Mentions some of the rules that he has...
GLC09120.044
Writes that he is suffering from the "empty week-end blues". Sidney puts this down to a visit from his parents, which was accompanied by constant references to home and Estelle.
GLC09120.045
Describes the experience of being subjected to a dose of chloracetophenone (tear gas) in order to demonstrate to the soldiers the value of the gas mask. Outlines the rest of the day's schedule - a class in military customs and the History of...
GLC09120.046
Expresses concern that Estelle is losing weight, and reassures her that he has attempted to stay away from anything dangerous and that he has every intention of returning. Registers surprise at the fact that his Southern compatriots had never tasted...
GLC09120.047
Runs through the day's rather hectic schedule, apologizing for the brevity of the letter.
GLC09120.048
23 June 1942.
Describes a simulated "moving up" maneuver that the company had carried out early in the morning. Sid then goes on to detail the rest of the day's events which included a lecture on meteorology, a session on map-reading and map-making and a session...
GLC09120.049
circa 1942
Brief letter written while waiting for the company to be inspected by the captain. Mentions that he is now a qualified rifleman and pistolman.
GLC09120.050
26 June 1942
Apologizes for irregularity with which he has been writing letters recently, explaining that he has had very little sleep lately. Sid then describes an overnight excursion that his company had been taken on
GLC09120.051
27 June 1942
Describes an argument that he has had with Carter, a soldier from Tennessee, on the "negro question".
photocopy
GLC09120.052
27 January 1863
Jachne, J., fl. 1863
to unknown
GLC02414.275
Hill, T.F., fl. 1863
to James L. Botsford
GLC02414.276
5 February 1863
Ayers, J.H., fl. 1863
to Sergeant Kellogg
GLC02414.277
17 April 1863
Heidenkamp, fl. 1863
to Eliakim P. Scammon
GLC02414.278
1861-1864
GLC02414.279
Paxton, J.C., fl. 1863
"Wallace is just in from Wyoming & reports no enemy in force in Wyoming…."
GLC02414.280
"Last night at Dark Major McMahn with 20 out of each of seven Companies crossed the river by steamer …they expect to meet Capt Walker at Daylight this morning then Scout both ways…" Dated Mch 13 186
GLC02414.281
"…I know there is no enemy on my right worth marching for sixty miles for the last twenty (20) of that we will be bushwhacked then for the next thirty (3) it will be hot…." Dated Apl 1860
GLC02414.282
David, T. B. A., fl. 1862-1863
"Just learned that we have driven Rebels away…"
GLC02414.283
1861-1877
[ambrotype of a young woman on glass]
GLC02750.334
[photograph of a woman]
GLC02750.335
[photograph of a horse]
Labeled "my skip."
GLC02750.336
[photograph of a road]
GLC02750.337
1916 April 30
[photograph of Sanondess A. Jenks]
GLC02750.338
[photograph of a house]
Labeled "The house of the far famed General Maneul [Paley]"
GLC02750.339
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