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circa 1862-1865
Mag, fl. 1862-1865
to her sister
Dated only as 20 November. Written from Orange, New Jersey, likely close to Newark.
GLC02156.30
to unknown
Collection of five miscellaneous envelopes.
GLC02156.31
25 January 1863
Blackman, James A., fl. 1861-1865
to Mary Blackman
Writes to his mother. Mentions General Ambrose Burnside, "Burnsides under took to cross the river gain and he had to give it up for the night before he intended to cross it commced[sic] to rain...the roads was so mudy that was all most imposabel for...
GLC02159.05
2 February 1863
to his friend Bennett
Mentions General Joseph Hooker, "...we are awating for the mud to dry up and then I suspose fighting Joe Hooker will be on the move..." States, "I think it is about time for this war to play out for I think it is nothing more or less than a...
GLC02159.06
5 March 1863
Blackman, Francis G., fl. 1861-1865
Writes to his mother "we are in the tufest old hole that i ever was in the lise are as thick as fles in fly time." Written from Fort McHenry.
GLC02159.07
10 June 1863
Writes to his mother. Mentions "bushwhackers." Written in pencil.
GLC02159.08
26 July 1863
Writes to his mother. "...i thought that I had seen hard times but I never did until i was taken prisoner...we fought them 3 days with 6,000 men and they had 45,000 with 84 pices of artirly we kiled 900 of them but they out winded us." Talks of the...
GLC02159.09
5 August 1863
Writes to his mother about feeling sick but does not believe it is enough to get him discharged. Asks about his brother Francis. Discusses his view of the war. "I hope this war will soon be over and I think it would if the North made as great an...
GLC02159.10
21 December 1863
Writes to his mother that his living situation is good at present as they are quartered in a tavern. Asks "...have you any coperheads there if you have you can consider them worse than the rebels for they are seting fear in the Soldiers rear."
GLC02159.12
7 February 1864
to Ruth J. Sheldon
Writes that the weather is pleasant but that they cannot enjoy it because the rebels are moving about.
GLC02159.13
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