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13 September 1783
Tearse, Peter Bailey, fl. 1776-1783
[Provision return]
Return for men returning from captivity in Canada on their way to East Jersey. Endorsement signed by Silas Cook.
GLC02437.02507
25 September 1783
Return for two former captives in Canada, who are going home to Pennsylvania. Docket signed by James Wilson.
GLC02437.02566
1864/8/18
Stuart, James, fl. 1862-1869
to: F. W. Stuart.
Describes the men that he is caring for in the hospital. Written at the Cumberland Hospital.
GLC06268.15
1864/06/29
Hall, Edward H., fl. 1860-1917
to: "My dear Mother."
Writes "Please send me some diarrhea medicine."
GLC02234.11
1864/08/23
Writes "I received my box of eatables Saturday ... They just came in the nick of time as an order has been issued that we can receive no more."
GLC02234.16
186[4]/12/03
Writes "Christmas is not very far off now, & I hope before that time they will allow us to receive boxes from home."
GLC02234.24
26 September 1862
Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904
to Mary Epperly
States the army returned to Virginia (likely referring to the men who fought in the Battle of Antietam, which his unit did not.) Asks Mary to write to him the moment anyone becomes ill so he has an excuse to come home.
GLC02715.028
23 January 1862
Writes from Camp Leids that there is a case of smallpox in the company, but he does not think it will spread since the company has been vaccinated. States that the Yankees are crossing the river above Fredricksburg, Virginia. Notes he will likely...
GLC02715.042
9-12 November 1864
Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865
to Nancy E. Jones
Journey to rejoin his regiment in Nashville after furlough; Abraham Lincoln's election.
GLC02739.137
circa 1910
Jenkins, James H., 1841-?
The story of a song
Jenkins account of the origins of the song "John Brown's Body." Credits Jenkins as "the author of 'John Brown's Body.'" Says the song was created spontaneously by a group of Union Soldiers, inspired partly by a soldier named John Brown.
GLC02484.03
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