This letter was written by William Bemis Alexander (1832-1900), the son of Samuel T. Alexander (1780-1871) and Deborah Paty (1785-1853). of Plymouth, Massachusetts. He served as a lieutenant in Co. B, 3rd Massachusetts Volunteers at the beginning of the Civil War, but returned home to recruit a company for the 23rd Massachusetts Volunteers and was named… Read More 1862: William Bemis Alexander to Mary F (Atwood) Alexander
These letters written by Thomas Conley (b. @1830) who enlisted in Co. B, 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI). He enlisted in 1862 and served for the duration of the war. Thomas wrote all six letters to his sister Catherine (“Kate”) Conley (1834-Aft1880) who married Joel C. Grabriel (1830-1891) in March 1861 in Brown county, Ohio.… Read More 1862-65: Thomas Conley to Kate (Conley) Gabriel
This letter was written by William Bird (1807-1874), a native of Cardinganshire, South Wales, who married Elizabeth Roderick (1807-1893) in 1833 and came to Wisconsin in 1843 with his family. In 1850, the family resided in Ottawa, Waukesha county, Wisconsin, where William was a farmer. William mentions two of his sons entering the Wisconsin Volunteers… Read More 1861-63: William Bird to Thomas J. Rice
This letter was written by Elisha Rose (1843-1863), the son of Thomas and Priscilla Ann (Caskins) Rose of Alfred, Allegany county, New York. Elisha enlisted at the age of 19 as a private in Co. H, 130th New York Infantry on 15 August 1862 to serve three years. When mustered, he was described as a… Read More 1863: Elisha Rose to Thomas Rose
This letter was written by Welsh emigrant John David Jones of Genesee, Waukesha county, Wisconsin, who enlisted in Co. F, 5th Wisconsin Infantry on 31 May 1861. The 5th Wisconsin was organized at Camp Randall in Madison and left for Washington D. C. in July 1861. They arrived in Washington on the 8th of August… Read More 1861-62: John David Jones to Cousin
This letter was written by 11 year-old Milton Ruffin Fox (1850-1873), the son of George Luck Fox (1804-1858) and his second wife, Tryphena (Kime) Fox (1819-1892) of Chatham county, North Carolina. Milton wrote the letter to his older brother, Andrew G. Fox (1834-1862) who was serving as a private in Capt. Lane’s Company G (the… Read More 1861: Milton Ruffin Fox to Andrew G. Fox
When General William T. Sherman’s army captured Savannah, Georgia, on December 21, 1864, he was able to connect with Union naval forces operating on the south Atlantic coast and receive the supplies his army desperately needed after marching through Georgia. Resupplied, and following a month’s rest, Sherman then turned north through the Carolinas to link… Read More 1865: Unidentified “Sallie” to Cousin Abby
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