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6 June 1862
Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864
to Lile Miller
Miller replies to a letter from his wife. Describes a recent skirmish with Confederates. Requests a plait of her hair.
GLC02155.051
11 June 1862
Miller writes near White House, Virginia, to his wife. Describes his journey from Fredericksburg, Virginia. Heard that his division will travel toward Richmond to join General George McClellan.
GLC02155.052
15 June 1862
Miller writes from camp near the Chickahominy River to his wife. Notes that Confederates broke through the picket lines of General George McClellan's army, but that his company will likely remain held as a reserve force.
GLC02155.053
23 June 1862
Miller writes from "picket lines near Richmond" to his wife. Notes that Union and Confederate pickets are so close together, they can talk and exchange supplies. Continues writing 24 June. Writes, "...Rebeldom is pretty near played out..."
GLC02155.054
1 June 1863
Sanders, William, fl. 1863
to Sarah Ogden
Writes from camp near Falmouth. Describes the various places he stopped before finally joining his regiment in the battlefield. Mentions that in two months and five days, he will see Mrs. Ogden again.
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10 November 1862
Stackhouse, J., fl. 1864
Writes from camp. States he has been unable to write because he has been marching every day since he received her last letter. His colonel told him that he cannot get a description list unless sent for by a doctor. Asks Ogden to retrieve the...
GLC06559.084
6 April 1864
Egbert, Sinsabaugh, fl. 1864
Writes from Chestnut Hill Hospital. Thanks Ogden for nursing him back to health during his hospital stay. Says he has not yet made frames for Ogden and Perot, but he has made the chains for her and Mrs. Jacops. Also discusses a punishment he...
GLC06559.085
12 September 1864
Thayer, Howard A., fl. 1864
Says he called on Ogden while on his way home from the Army, but she was not at home. Notes a few days later, he took sick and was instructed by the doctor to seek treatment in the North. He has been in Maine since July. Says home is no longer the...
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27 February 1863
Thompson, Joseph, fl. 1863-1864
Writes from camp near Potomac Creek. Says he wishes he were back at the hospital. Describes an incident where he fell asleep outside and woke up "snowed under in the morning and almost froze to death." Says he has been reading the Bible every day...
GLC06559.088
13 April 1862
Writes from camp near Potomac Creek. Mentions he does not plan on reenlisting. Says that the men feel misused, and therefore will not come back. The men of his regiment have only eight more days remaining in their term of duty. Assures Ogden that...
GLC06559.089
10 January 1864
Writes from Fort Ethan Allen. Informs Ogden he reenlisted twenty-nine days after being discharged from his old regiment. Says he reached Harrisburg, Pennsylvania when the Rebels were raiding Pennsylvania and "could not stand and see old Pa. invaded...
GLC06559.090
circa 1861-1865
Writes from Tupper. States, "in answer to the Lines found in a stocking." Expresses gratitude for the assistance of the Union women and asserts that the men will do their best to "save our land from slavery & And the oppressed clanking chain."...
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Welles, Edmund, fl. 1864
Writes from camp near Brandy Station. Says the lack of respect for the Sabbath shown by the men in camp angers him. Believes that the men serving in the Union Army will be able to say that they gave "life and limb in this cause of humanity." Says...
GLC06559.092
12 February 1864
Writes from "Head Quarters A" of Potomac Signal Corps." Says the news of the Broad and Cherry Hospital's closing saddens him and other grateful wounded soldiers. Notes he is sorry to "learn of Miss Peterson's accident." Tells Ogden that he saw...
GLC06559.093
23 March 1864
Notes he received her letter. Says he does not remember "Zidens," but thinks that he would recognize him if he saw him. Believes those who participated in the Confederate army will be heavily punished. Reports that there is a lot of discontent...
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14 September 1862
Willis, Jane, fl. 1864
Thanks Ogden for the letter concerning her son's "misfortune … and his present location." Asks Ogden to update her son on news from home, including friends and neighbors, the state of the crops, the local economy, and the draft. Begs Ogden to let her...
GLC06559.096
22 November 1862
Willis, S., fl. 1862
Writes that Willis' health has improved, and he is now in a beautiful location. Says he will have to remain at the hospital because the surgeon intends to extract the ball from his arm. Requests that Mrs. Ogden has Doctor Hart send his descriptive...
GLC06559.097
13 December 1862
Wilmer, Seymour, fl. 1862
Writes from Carlisle Barracks. Writes Wilmer is doing well and has passed the surgeon's examination. He is being placed in the second United States Company as a private, but will have the opportunity to become a commissioned officer in ten years....
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3 January 1861
J.M., Annie , fl. 1861
Writes from "home." Announces her engagement to Samuel J. Thompson. Says she intended to tell Ogden during their last meeting, but did not get the chance, and Christmas preparations have kept her from responding sooner. Describes Thompson as "a...
GLC06559.099
23 September 1862
Appell, Susie C., fl. 1862
Expresses her gratitude for the care being given to Orice.
GLC06559.100
30 September 1862
Thanks Ogden for sending her an update on Orice's health. She has sent the news of his recovery to his parents.
GLC06559.101
3 October 1862
Thanks Ogden for the news concerning the amputation of Orice's arm. Says she received a letter from Orice, asking her to send him a photograph of herself, which she had taken, but has not sent. She sent news of the amputation to Orice's family and...
GLC06559.102
8 October 1862
Says she received a letter from Orice's family, informing her that they had good news from Mrs. Hastings concerning Orice's condition. In response, she informed the family of his bad state. Mentions that Orice's mother and sister "will go to see...
GLC06559.103
13 October circa 1862
Fogg, Andrew J., fl. 1862
Thanks Ogden for her care of his brother, Orice. Requests that Orice's belongings be sent home "by express." In an attempt to fulfill his mother's wishes, Fogg requests that his brother's remains be sent home as well. Yet he writes, "on a more calm...
GLC06559.104
19 October circa 1862
Writes the family received the box containing Orice's personal effects. Thanks both Mrs. Ogden and Mrs. Hastings for the care they gave Orice. Says he takes "a menolcholly [sic] pleasure in looking over any thing that once belonged to Orice."...
GLC06559.105
20 October 1862
Expresses her gratitude for the care given to her friend, Orice, before his death. Asks Ogden whether Orice "said any thing before he died, for I think it is a pleasure to know what they say, if they do say anything before death." Says she received...
GLC06559.106
28 November 1863
Banks, M., fl. 1863
Tells Ogden the story of a soldier named Brown. Brown is ailing and destitute, and unable to pay his rent. His wife has absconded after being brought under investigation in the death of her child from an overdose of laudanum. Says Brown remains ill...
GLC06559.107
1 August 1863
Bryant, Anvilla J., fl. 1863
Thanks Ogden for taking care of her cousin, Bracket, and notifying the family of his death. Asks which of Bracket's lungs were wounded, whether he spoke of writing to anyone, or whether he mentioned anything about his home or his friends from...
GLC06559.108
17 August 1863
Thanks Ogden for sending her Bracket's personal belongings, and for her kindness to him.
GLC06559.109
2 August 1863
Forde, Electa M., fl. 1863
Mentions being surprised at Mr. Hathaway's death because he had received notice from "Newton," just after the battle, that he was only slightly wounded. Says Newton informed him that the ball had been extracted from Hathaway's leg, and he was doing...
GLC06559.110
1 August circa 1861-1865
Howard, Nancy A., fl. 1861-1865
Writes she has not heard from Frank since he left. Asks Ogden to write to him and "let him know that I have received his money with a thankful heart." Say she wishes that she could have seen Frank when he was so near.
GLC06559.111
23 August 1863
Friedrick, Wartmann, fl. 1863
German language letter. English translation summarized in item GLC06559.113.
GLC06559.112
Writes that the death of Hartman's son has occasioned "great mourning." Thanks Ogden for her kindness and requests that his son's body be sent to the family in Wisconsin. Asks whether the remains will be transported, or whether he will have to come...
GLC06559.113
10 September 1863
Thanks Ogden for sending his son's personal belongings to Wisconsin, and for promising to return his body. Mentions that families making this request usually do not receive the correct body. States, "we place every confidence in you, Madame! That...
GLC06559.114
7 May 1862
Written at Camp Washington near Falmouth, Virginia, to his wife. Miller reports, "...the fleet footed Rebels have Run again from york town, and i feel very sorry for it But i suppose it is all for the best..." Notes that his company's picket line...
GLC02155.044
16 May 1862
Written at Camp Washington near Falmouth, Virginia, to his wife. Gives her advice as to how to get rid of her "sick headache." Comments on the weather and an upcoming inspection.
GLC02155.045
21 May 1862
Written at Camp Washington near Falmouth, Virginia, to his wife. Boasts that his regiment took the first honour in a recent inspection. Predicts his regiment will soon march toward Richmond, Virginia.
GLC02155.046
24 May 1862
Written at Camp Washington near Fredericksburg, Virginia, to his wife. Reports that on 23 May, the soldiers were reviewed by President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, Governor Andrew G. Curtin, and General Irvin McDowell...
GLC02155.047
22 February 1865
Keyes, John H., fl. 1863-1865
Writes that the soldiers are celebrating Washington's Birthday with continual cannon fire. Says he just received news that Charleston, South Carolina is "in the possession of our [Union] forces." Sherman is marching for North Carolina and several of...
GLC06559.059
18 April 1865
Richards, Allen J., fl. 1864-1865
to his friends
Writes from Camp Stoneman. Thanks Ogden for agreeing to hold his money for him while he completes his military service. Says he mentions that Ogden suggested putting the money into Government Bonds, and instructs her to do whatever she sees fit....
GLC06559.078
30 March 1862
Written at camp near Alexandria, Virginia, to his wife. Notes that General [George] McCall complained about the conditions in which the reserves under his command were serving (standing picket in the mud). Predicts he will not be sent further south.
GLC02155.048
30 May 1862
Miller writes to his wife: "every thing is quiet here But a good deal of escitement [sic] about the recent defeat of Genl Banks [struck: defeat] in the [Shenandoah] valley and i have no doubt the excitement was not small in Gettysburg it was Rather a...
GLC02155.049
1 June 1862
Mentions that his regiment changed position and expresses confidence in General John F. Reynolds. Describes marching through the city [Fredericksburg]. Discusses the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, mentioning Generals Stonewall Jackson, Nathaniel P...
GLC02155.050
22 December 1863
Discusses black men in the army, asserting that they make very good soldiers, since they are more willing to learn the military drills and master them at a quicker rate than the white soldiers. Envelope includes a three cent stamp.
GLC06559.058
30 April 1865
Says he is presently guarding a Rebel prison in Richmond, Virginia. Describes the mens' reaction to the report of Lincoln's assassination, and the sadness that settled over the entire army when the news was confirmed. Envelope includes a three cent...
GLC06559.060
13 July 1862
Eirsch, Joseph Y., fl. 1862
Writes from Eerie City, likely from Erie, Pennsylvania that he arrived home safely, but took sick during his travels. Many of the people he knew from back home became soldiers, and he feels lonely. He concludes by sending his respects to "all of...
GLC06559.061
10 April 1863
Marlesbury, Joe S., fl. 1863
Reports on his health and on the weather. Notes he received a letter from Mrs. Perot a few days ago and requests the addresses of some of the other women from the hospital. Informs Ogden that the rest of his regiment will return home by April to...
GLC06559.062
18 May 1862
Lakey, H.R., fl. 1862
Writes from camp near Richmond. Received a letter from Sergeant Davis informing him that his discharge papers had been "forwarded to the Hospital at Georgetown..." Reports that the letters can be obtained if Davis writes to the Fort Master at...
GLC06559.063
27 September 1863
Marvin, Matthew, fl. 1863-1864
Writes he arrived in Chicago, where he was admitted to the Marine Hospital until the twenty-fifth and had two more bones removed from his foot. He thanks Ogden and conveys his mother's thanks as well. Encloses two pictures (not included) in the...
GLC06559.064
1863
Letter was written on the 11th and 12th (month not noted). Thanks Ogden and the women at the Philadelphia hospital for their care. He plans on returning to service on the seventeenth. Says he is not recuperating as fast as he would like, and may...
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