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24 August 1855
McKinney, Jinney
to Parents
re: family affairs, the farm. Also includes two page poem, "Carry Me Home to Die," written by Erastus McKinney at the request of A.G. McKinney.
GLC02179.01.003
21 November 1855
Unknown
to Sister
re: family affairs. Signed James.
GLC02179.01.004
21 March 1856
Abbott, Mary
to Erastus R. McKinney
re: sympathy on the loss of Agnes
GLC02179.01.005
23 March 1856
to A. S. McKinney and M. M. McKinney
re: family news and plans to move in summer
GLC02179.01.006
5 February 1861
Edwards, Amanda Jane
to Jerry Cooper
re: a love letter
GLC02179.01.007
28 April 1861
Waste, William
to "Dearest Jane"
re: enlistment in the army, and love for the letter's recipient
GLC02179.01.008
23 September 1861
McKinney, C.
re: recent fire in the town that burnt down a distillery, family news
GLC02179.01.009
no date
McKinney, Erastus R. (fl. 1851-1904)
to Cynthia McKinney
re: news that he is about to march from Camp Taylor. Written prior to 25 September 1861. Most of first leaf has been cut out.
GLC02179.01.010
25 September 1861
to his father and wife
re: news of his new station outside Norfolk; request for some rosin and his violin book; African American cook; and march to Bird's Point
GLC02179.01.011
September 1861
McKinney, Cynthia
to Erastus McKinney
re: news of Erastus' recent appointment as fourth corporal
GLC02179.01.012
10 October 1861
Cooper, Jeremiah
to William Cooper
re: military life; anger at receiving so few letters
GLC02179.01.013
20 October 1861
re: news that all is well
GLC02179.01.014
October 1861
re: news that he has not been called to battle as was expected; also discusses possiblity of being home for Christmas
GLC02179.01.015
20 January 1862
re: destruction of a railroad bridge in Kentucky, news of a possible pay increase
GLC02179.01.016
28 January 1862
to his wife, father, mother, daughter and son
re: possible capture of Jeff Thompson; new uniforms
GLC02179.01.017
30 January 1862
McKinney, A. S.
re: recent letters and goods sent to Erastus; predictions for the end of the war
GLC02179.01.018
January 1862
to unknown
re: mess duty, release of Confederate comissioners James Mason and John Slidell; capture of 100 hogs. Top portion missing.
GLC02179.01.019
to father and friends
re: cooking for the mess, naming a newborn after him (possibly his son)
GLC02179.01.020
to A. McKinney
re: march through Kentucky; letters from home
GLC02179.01.021
1 Feburary 1862
re: leaving Bird's Point and boarding a boat
GLC02179.01.022
25 March 1862
Cooper, William
to Jane Edwards
re: encounters with Confederate bushwhackers
GLC02179.01.023
February 1862
to Al[illegible] McKinney
re: a recent battle with the rebels
GLC02179.01.024
18 February 1862
to father
re: devastating battle at Fort Donelson, which McKinney missed, but was later assigned to helping the wounded and collecting the dead
GLC02179.01.025
23 February 1862
to wife
re: caring for the sick and wounded; possibility of a 2 month furlough; deciding whether to work in a hospital or stay with the regiment. Written on board Steamer Fanny Bullit.
GLC02179.01.026
26 February 1862
re: the recent battle at Fort Donelson
GLC02179.01.027
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