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1862-1865
Amsden, Edward W., fl. 1862-1865
[Collection of Edward W. Amsden, D company, 3rd regiment, Ohio, cavalry] [Decimalized .01-.31]
Letters regarding fighting in Nashville, capturing Morgan's Men, cavalry.
GLC02156
1861-1865
Armstrong, George E., fl. 1861-1865
[Collection of George E. Armstrong, A company, 165th regiment, New York, infantry] [decimalized]
Letters to his brother Charles Armstrong concerning battles in Louisiana, mention of enslaved people who worked on plantations, with two letters from friends mentioning George's death. Six documents from his service and ten pieces of ephemera.
GLC02157
1862-1863
Bartlett, George O., fl. 1862-1865
[Collection of George O. Bartlett, B battery, 1st regiment, Rhode Island, light artillery] [Decimalized .01-.21]
Bartlett came from Rice City, Rhode Island, and saw action at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. His spelling is poor but his writing is descriptive.
The George O. Bartlett collection of Civil War correspondence contains letters and...
GLC02158
Blackman, James A., fl. 1861-1865
[Collection of Francis G. Blackman and James A. Blackman, C company, 7th regiment, Rhode Island, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.20]
The collection includes letters of brothers James A. and Francis G. Blackman from Gloucester, Rhode Island. Letters regarding campaigning in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and South Carolina. James A. Blackman served in the Rhode Island 7th Infantry...
GLC02159
1861-1862
Davis, William B., fl. 1861-1862
[Collection of William B. Davis, D company, 10th regiment, Connecticut, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.06]
All 6 of these letters are written from New Berne, North Carolina (written as "New Berne" or "Newberne"), to his sister back in Connecticut. Davis is wounded 8 February 1862 at Roanoke Island, and writes in detail of this battle and of his wound...
GLC02160
1862-1864
Dodge, Nelson E., fl. 1862-1864
[Collection of Nelson E. Dodge and John Blanchard, D company, 2nd regiment, Vermont, infantry] [decimalized]
Both Dodge and Blanchard were Privates from Barre, Vermont. Letters mention skirmishes, troop movements, camp life and difficulties in the Army of the Potomac. Includes photograph. Some letters to Esther Kinney. Inventory available.
GLC02162
Edwards, Oliver, 1835-1904
Collection of letters from Oliver Edwards, field and staff, 37th regiment, Massachusetts infantry, to his mother, Eunice Lombard Edwards [Decimalized .01-.15]
All letters are to his mother in Springfield, Massachusetts. Edwards discusses military topics, including concern for ill troops forced to sleep in a cold barn (GLC02163.03). He also comments on abolition, and apathy in the North (GLC02163.06)....
GLC02163
Holly, William H., ?-1864
[Collection of William H. Holly, E company, 12th regiment, Connecticut, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.17]
Written between January 1862 and May 1864 to a friend, Mary Ann Davis, first from Connecticut and then from various camps in Louisiana (Parapet, Hubbard, Kearney, and Stevens, as well as two regions - Lakeport and Vermilion Bayou). Describes the...
GLC02165
Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864
[Collection of Alfred Hughes] [decimalized .01-.114]
Letters to his wife Mary Hughes. Hughes, a doctor from Wheeling, Virginia, was detained at Camp Chase, Ohio, as a Confederate sympathizer. He and his wife, Mary, numbered their letters to know which ones were lost, stolen or censored. The...
GLC02166
McFadden, Charles F., fl. 1862-1864
[Collection of Charles F. McFadden, B company, 40th regiment, Ohio, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .10]
McFadden was a Private in the 40th Ohio Volunteers. Collection consists of letters written to his sisters and other friends and family from Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee about being on the move and skirmishing with the enemy. Describe his talks with...
GLC02169
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