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12 April 1865
Whitesides, E.L., fl. 1865
to guards and pickets
A pass for Sergeant Franklin W. Fuller to pass through Bulls Gap and return on business for the ordnance office of the division.
GLC03523.42.68
20 May 1865
Tillatson, T. E., fl. 1865
to Anna
Written at the headquarters of the 2nd Division 4th AL [Alabama?]. Mr. Monroe [?] got two teams ready for him and he wants to use them. He will call them away to the city. Tells the Sergeant to go along with them.
GLC03523.42.69
24 September 1862
Holly, William H., ?-1864
to Mary Ann Davis
Written at Camp Parapet to a friend. Mentions rumors that Stonewall Jackson has been taken prisoner in Washington or that he has conquered Washington. Talks of gifts sent from home (one especially exciting was a piece of cheese.) In return, he sends...
GLC02165.10
22 June 1862
Jones, William B., fl. 1862
to John Reeser
Jones writes from headquarters, Camp White House. Wishes Reeser well. Reports that he is within twenty miles of Richmond, Virginia and his company is fighting off Confederate guerrilla parties. Describes a skirmish in which the Confederates...
GLC03523.43.02
23 June 1862
to unknown
Signed G. J. H. Writes from Camp Alexandria. Thanks the recipient for the "interesting" letter he received. Mentions traveling 600 miles from Washington junction to Harpers Ferry, Virginia to Cumberland, Maryland by [train] cars. Describes the...
GLC03523.43.03
16 September 1864
Engberth, Jacob M., fl. 1863-1864
to [Syrs] Glowner
Writes that he is in the hospital and that he would like to see him and the boys. Complains about not being able to rest and looking over Washington and seeing all the action. Discusses the presidential race between "old Abraham" [Abraham Lincoln]...
GLC03523.43.13
11 June 1861
Phelps, Diton, fl. 1861-1864
to Edith M. Phelps
Writes to his sister from Camp Curtin, Pennsylvania. Mentions that they are under strict rules in the camp; two pages of paper are issued each day to a company and they can wash in the river every other day. Writes about a fellow who was court...
GLC03523.49.01
11 August 1861
Writes to his sister from Camp Gibson. Says that they are placing a masked battery about a mile from camp. Writes that they are clearing an area of trees that is about a mile in width. Says that 14 men out of his company were chopping down trees...
GLC03523.49.04
5 September 1862
Written at Camp Parapet to a friend. Expresses boredom at the monotony of life. Describes an incident in which Confederate soldiers escorted under a flag of truce the wife of General John Bullock Clark, who had been taken prisoner, so that she could...
GLC02165.11
16 November 1862
Written at Camp Stevens to a friend. Criticizes the self-interest that seems to taint much of the war and harsh officers who are "inferior in every thing" who "curse and damn you;" however, when they do this, he threatens to report them and they stop...
GLC02165.13
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