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July 4, 1863
Fuller, Josiah C., 1827-1896
to his wife
Detailed description of the 32nd Massachusetts Volunteers, E Company at Gettysburg. Mentions moving their headquarters several times due to shell fire.
GLC00653.06.01
1863-1864
Ives, Warren A., fl. 1863-1864
[Collection of Warren A. Ives] [Decimalized .01- .03 ]
Ives served in H company, 151st regiment, New York volunteer infantry. Collection contains three letters: an autograph letter signed dated 26 June 1863 and written from Maryland Heights (4 pages); an autograph letter signed dated 23 May 1864 and...
GLC00653.03
May 1863
[Letters about the Battle of Chancellorsville]
Collection of two soldier's letters about the Battle of Chancellorsville. The first, written by an unknown soldier to his wife and children, is dated 8 May 1863 and written near Falmouth, Virginia. The second is an autograph letter signed from a...
GLC00653.04
24 June 1864, 23 August 1864
Vanaernam, Henry, 1819-1894
[Collection of Henry Vanaernam, field and staff, 154th regiment, New York, infantry]
Surgeon in the 154th NY Volunteers, Surgeon in Chief. Describes Confederate resistance and the shelling of Atlanta just before its fall. Both written in pencil.
GLC00653.05
November 18, 1861
Leavenworth, F.P., fl. 1861
to his father
A Confederate captain in an ordnance unit tells his father about Civil War activities in Arkansas and Missouri. Comments on the arrival of Union General David Hunter with 36,000 soldiers. Discusses the strength and position of Confederate...
GLC00653.07
July 18, 1863
Bud, fl. 1863
to his sister
Writer is identified only as "Bud." The letter-writer calls Gettysburg "one of the Bloodiest Battles of the war." He reports on people from home and describes damages. Letter is considerably damaged by water staining with slight text loss in...
GLC00653.08
Collection of Joseph B. Gorsuch, Company I, 83rd regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry [Decimalized .01-.22]
Letter GLC00653.09.10 indicates that Gorsuch also served as Provost Marshal of the 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee from June 1864 until his death in 1865. Gorsuch's letters span from Vicksburg to the Red River Campaign. Most letters are...
GLC00653.09
1862-1863
Swain, Julius Marshall, 1835-1811
Collection of Julius M. Swain [decimalized]
Describes activities of B company, 39th regiment, Massachusetts infantry. Includes 12 letters, mostly to family members, describing his war responsibilities, his surroundings, and other issues. Includes description of events following the defeat of...
GLC00653.10
1861-1865
Wolcott, Laurens W., fl. 1861-1865
[Collection of Laurens W. Wolcott] [Decimalized .01- .38]
Wolcott served as Lieutenant in the 52nd Illinois Infantry, D Company. He served with General Sherman on his march to the sea & in the Battle of Atlanta. The collection includes a General Order with battle map on verso, a coat of arms, an...
GLC00653.11
July 1, 1864
Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888
to Andrew Atkinson Humphreys
This report, signed twice by Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, describes the nearly disastrous Wilson-Kautz Raid of June 22-30, 1864. Sheridan tells Maj. Gen. A. A. Humphreys, the Army of the Potomac's chief of staff, about his efforts to find Wilson...
GLC00653.12.01
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