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circa 1862-1865
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
August 4, 1863
Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921
to friends at home
"Hope Genl Meade will not let Lee get in possession of Fredericksburg again for I dont like that place. How about the draft... I have better times here than though I were at home. At least I have no manual labor to perform..."
GLC00919.25.19
October 18, 1863
"We came very near going to Fredericksburg again, and would have gone had the army not taken the position it [has]."
GLC00919.25.20
October 13, 1863
to his mother
Comments on money he previously sent home. Notes, "Regiments came into camp yesterday morning having marched from Rappahannock Station a distance of over 60 miles in less than two days..."
GLC00919.25.21
1861-1865
Barnard, John Gross, 1815-1882
[Autograph of John Gross Barnard]
GLC00919.25.10
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
[Autograph of Benjamin F. Butler]
GLC00919.25.11
Van Pelt, William, fl. 1860
[Autograph of William Van Pelt]
GLC00919.25.12
Williams, Seth, 1822-1866
[Autograph of Seth Williams?]
GLC00919.25.13
November 18, 1864
Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886
to George Percival
Written on Head Quarters Second Army Corps letterhead. Responds to Percival's request for an autograph. Written at City Point "in front of Petersburg."
GLC00919.25.14
April 15, 1862
Ollie, fl. 1862
to friends and family
Written on Head Quarters Engineer Brigade letterhead. "It is raining which has prevented the moving of the army of the Potomac..."
GLC00919.25.15
Unknown
Address fragment directed to Robert E. Lee
"This side up. Gen. R. E. Lee Hd Qrs, [AN] Va Petersburg care E. Goss"
GLC00919.25.16
March 22, 1863
Written near Fredericksburg. "My love for my country is as strong and ardent to day as it was the day I signed my enlistment papers and so long as there is breath in me I will be true to my country..." Discusses the future of their family farm, does...
GLC00919.25.17
April 1, 1863
Written near Falmouth. Comments on the band playing outside of General Benham's tent "and consequently in front of the tent in which I am writing." Notes, "Genl Benham believes in having the Regiment togather [sic]..."
GLC00919.25.18
September 16, 1861
Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864
to his wife
Patriotic letterhead.
GLC01013.01
September 29, 1861
GLC01013.02
October 13, 1861
GLC01013.03
October 21, 1861
GLC01013.04
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