Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Corrie (maiden name of Birkby); it includes newspaper clippings about servicemen Evelyn knew, and correspondence from soldiers and sailors she had befriended, including Clarence Clark, whom she dated before the War, and…
John "Jay" Treat and his wife "Lib" were stationed in Hannibal, Mo. where Jay was serving in the Union Army. Their letter is addressed to their cousins Tilly, Bell, and Mag Wise.
John "Jay" Treat and his wife "Lib" were stationed in Hannibal, Mo. where Jay was serving in the Union Army. Their letter is addressed to their cousins Tilly, Bell, and Mag Wise.
Wilkerson, a young farmer in Hamburg, Iowa, was drafted into the 13th Iowa Infantry, Company C; he left behind his pregnant wife Sarahett to run the farm. He traveled by his estimate more than 5,000 miles to seven states and the District of Columbia…
Wilkerson, a young farmer in Hamburg, Iowa, was drafted into the 13th Iowa Infantry, Company C; he left behind his pregnant wife Sarahett to run the farm. He traveled by his estimate more than 5,000 miles to seven states and the District of Columbia…
Letters written home from Union soldiers belonging the White family, dating from 1861-1865. The letters are mainly written by Ned and James Howell White from various camps and battlefields of the Civil War back to family members living in southeast…
Letters written home from Union soldiers belonging the White family, dating from 1861-1865. The letters are mainly written by Ned and James Howell White from various camps and battlefields of the Civil War back to family members living in southeast…
The papers of the Ward family consist primarily of letters written by George D. Ward to his sister Eliza Ward Phillips and his brother John Ward. There are also letters written to George from his father, Benjamin R. Ward, his uncle William, and…
The papers of the Ward family consist primarily of letters written by George D. Ward to his sister Eliza Ward Phillips and his brother John Ward. There are also letters written to George from his father, Benjamin R. Ward, his uncle William, and…
Bailey, of Epworth, Iowa, was mustered into the 3rd Iowa Infantry, Company A in June 1861. In 1863 the company was assigned to Memphis. They took an active part in the siege of Vicksburg, and were part of Sherman's expedition to drive Confederate…
