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April 27, 1863
Winegar, Daniel G., fl. 1862-1865
to Elvira Winegar
Bill is there and they are going on down the bayou today. The 95th will be there in a day or two.
GLC01014.055
April 30, 1863
Ink bleeds across words making it illegible.
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May 2, 1863
George is not very well but he is with the regiment. He says she should not go to Iowa until June when it will be more pleasant. He is thinking about how much the baby has grown. He can't believe how much time has gone by.
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May 5, 1863
They are fifteen miles from Richmond and currently have about 400 prisoners. Bill left with the division that morning. They are building a bridge across the bayou.
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May 8, 1863
George Sackett says he will will smuggle all the things his wife sent him through for him. They are 25 miles from Vicksburg now. His baby will be aa year old soon and he wishes he could be there.
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May 10, 1863
He doesn't know where they are going or how long it will take to move. He thanks her for the butter and tea she sent. He hopes they can get out of the swamps soon.
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May 27, 1863
The 95th has been in 2 fights. They lost the first. Capt. Munser and Capt. Cornewell were killed.
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May 31, 1863
Capt. Munser
They are often not put where there there is much danger so she doesn't need to worry. He hasn't heard from Thomas. Ink has bled across letter making most of it illegible.
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June 6, 1863
They have been working hard, making roads and rifles. The sharpshooters are at work now. Soon they will be ready to sieze the place. He has not heard from her in a while.
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June 7, 1863
They were out last night building a fort. They are preparing to fight but he does not think the rebels can hold out much longer.
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June 13, 1863
Five rebels came over to their lines last night and said they are hard up in Vicksburg and think they will give up before long. The Lieutenant is a different man now and he is not as well liked as the other one was.
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June 16, 1863
He lists all the people that have been killed recently. He wishes she would leave Iowa and go home where she can take care of things better than anyone else.
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June 21, 1863
George Kelley came to see him. They are in the same place and will be there until Vicksburg is taken. They will get 2 months pay soon and he will send it to father so he can send some to her.
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June 26, 1863
He has been under the weather lately. He is glad she has been enjoying herself. Brother George is not doing well but will probably not be discharged until Vicksburg is taken.
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April 28, 1863
The blockade was run last night. There were 400 of them. They are 20 miles from Vicksburg. Includes map of their camping grounds.
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June 30, 1863
He wishes he could see his family. He is waiting for the paymaster and hopes he will get 4 months pay.
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July 2, 1863
He wants her to make up her mind about whether she wants Burt to live him this winter or whether she wants to stay with her father. He has not seen George in a couple of days but he was doing poorly.
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June 5, 1863
They finally got Vicksburg and all the troops there. They got their pay for two months.
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July 10, 1863
They are camped about a mile from Vicksburg. George is in the hospital and he hopes he will get to go home. They took 23,000 prisoners.
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July 11, 1863
They are down at the railroad depot and most are working on all kinds of railroads. He describes Vicksburg as a hard looking place now. Billy was killed in that "Pennsylvania fight" (Gettysburg?)
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June 24, 1863
He keeps wishing and hoping the paymaster will come soon and give them 2 months worth of pay. He thinks George will go home soon. The 95th has gone to Natchez.
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George is looking very thin. He will go North in a few days but still doesn't know if he will get a furlough yet. Thomas died.
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July 31, 1863
They will be staying where they are for some time. He got a letter from Burt who says he will be working for Hank or Sanders' house.
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August 5, 1863
He heard the division had gone down the river to relieve Gen. Ransom's brigade at Natchez.
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August 12, 1863
He has a new doctor who he believes is helping him. Bill came and stayed with him a few days. he saw George Kelley. Soon they will have another chance for furloughs.
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4 September 1848
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
to Benjamin F. Butler
Comments on Butler leaving government service: "I see that you are no longer in the service of the Government of the U.S. The country may now claim you." Asks if Butler can address the State Convention in Boston on September 6th and 7th.
GLC02095.01
1941/06/22
Arnold, Henry H., 1886-1950
Bust portrait
Bust portrait in uniform. Inscribed to Hilldring.
GLC06196.211
circa 1940-1945
Byrnes, James F., 1879-1972
Seated portrait.
Seated portrait at desk. Inscribed to Hilldring.
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Clark, John James, fl. 1940-1945
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1945
Photograph at 1945 Potsdam Conference.
Clay, Lucious D, John James Clark, and John Hilldring. Photograph at 1945 Potsdam Conference. Signed by all three men.
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Standing portrait of M.A. Delaney
Standing portrait in dress uniform. Inscribed to Hilldring.
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
GLC06196.216
Handy, Thomas F., fl. 1940-1945
Standing portrait.
Standing portrait in uniform. Inscribed to Hilldring.
GLC06196.217
Hilldring, John H., 1895-1974
Portrait in civilian dress.
Portrait in civilian dress with medals.
GLC06196.218
Portrait seated with other men..
Shown at a table with seven unidentified men.
GLC06196.219
Portrait in uniform.
Shown in uniform, talking to President Truman. standing with 3 others and "good housekeeping" sign
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Shown in uniform, at the reactivation of the 84th Infantry Division. military review with 9 others
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Shown in uniform, at Potsdam Convention with unidentified officers. with 2 men in uniform
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Shown with an unidentified officer in France. with 1 man in uniform
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Shown standing outside a bombed out building.
Shown standing outside a bombed out building with two unidentified officers.
GLC06196.224
1945/03/08
Shown with five men in uniform.
Shown with five men in uniform at a CASA Dispensary. Inscribed to Hilldring from CASA 8.
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GLC06196.226
circa 1947
[Photograph of John H. Hilldring]
Portrait of John H. Hilldring in civilian dress with a single, indistinct lapel pin. The photograph bears some damage in the lower left-hand corner. The image was likely taken after the end of the war, either while Hilldring served as Assistant...
GLC06196.227
[Bust portrait of John H. Hilldring]
Bust portrait of John H. Hilldring in civilian dress with a single, unidentifiable lapel pin. The clothing in this image is more formal than that in GLC06196.227. There is some damage on the right side of the photograph and some mild warping at the...
GLC06196.228
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
Bust portrait.
Bust portrait. Inscribed to Florence Hilldring.
GLC06196.229
Marshall, George C., 1880-1959
Seated portrait. Inscribed to Hilldring.
GLC06196.230
McNarney, Joseph T., 1893-1972
GLC06196.231
Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952
Portrait in civilian dress with medals. Inscribed to Hilldring.
GLC06196.232
1939/05
Pershing, John J., 1860-1948
Seated portrait in uniform. Inscribed to Hilldring.
GLC06196.233
Sommerville, Brehon Burke, fl. 1940-1945
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