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Letter from Sylvester Keyser to James Jackson dated June 27, 1864. In the letter, Sylvester informs James that Charle has undergone an amputation of left leg due to the wound he suffered during picket duty.
Petersburg (Va.)
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated June 10, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes the accidental shooting of Alvin Hank's thumb and general life in the camp.
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated April 17, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the Siege of Yorktown and his views on slavery.
Yorktown (Va.)
Letter from Andy Ewing and D. C. Cherington to Mack Ewing dated January 15, 1865. In this letter, they describe their battle experiences and community news.
Petersburg (Va.)
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his sister-in-law, Hattie Crane, dated May 26, 1861. In this letter, he discusses being on a steamer, friends on the boat, Colonel Ellsworth's death, morale, receiving a Bible from the Bible Society, and family news.
Fort Wayne (Detroit, Mich.), Detroit (Mich.)
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his sister, Lura Huff, dated September 18, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, his opinions on the war, Michigan produce, and his girlfriend impending visit with family.
Washington, D.C., Michigan
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated August 20, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses the status of his regiment and the status of family and friends in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
Letter from Lorrison Taylor to William Crane dated July 16, 1863. In this letter, he tells of the death of Alphonso Crane.
Jackson (Miss.)
Excerpts of the Civil War diary of Charles Smith. In the entries, he discusses food, the weather, death tolls, and general conditions of the prison camp at Salisbury, North Carolina. He also provides an account of the Battle of the Wilderness.
Salisbury Prison (N.C.)
Letter from Andy Ewing to Mack Ewing dated February 25, 1865. In this letter, Ewing discusses battle experiences at the Battle of Ford Stedman, wounded soldiers in his regiment, Alvin Hank's exchange as a prisoner of war, deserters, and family news.
Petersburg (Va.)
Letter from Alvin Hank to Lydia Hank dated July 2, 1864. In this letter, Hank discusses his upcoming furlough.
Letter from Mack Ewing dated December 27, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes the status of his wound and Jarvis U.S.A. General Hospital.
Jarvis U.S.A. General Hospital (Baltimore, Md.)
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated December 30, 1864 through January 3, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses his wound and New Year festivities.
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated February 27, 1865. In this letter, Ewing discusses religion and family news.
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated April 22, 1863. In this letter, he discusses his need for money to apply for a furlough.
Lebanon (Ky.)
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated January 11, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, winter quarters, food rations, religion, camp life, and the health of family members.
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated May 11, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the Battle of Williamsburg, General Philip Kearny, helping wounded Confederate soldiers, seeing the dead after the battle, and his health.
West Point (Va.)
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his parents dated July 23, 1861. In this letter, he discusses Blackburn's Ford, Bull Run, and family news.
Arlington Heights (Va.)
Letter from Andy Ewing to Nan Ewing dated January 7, 1865. In this letter, Ewing discusses family news.
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated December 18, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes the wound to his right eye and his expected discharge.
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his sister, Lura, dated December 4, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, the Confederate army, his girlfriend, Emma, religion, and the status of friends on the front.
Fredericksburg (Va.)
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated August 5, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes Washington, D.C. and the status of family and friends serving on the front.. In an attached undated letter, he discusses religion, his health, furloughs, and finances.
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated May 11, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes Grant's army victories, camp celebrations, and African American soldiers.
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated February 9, 1865. In this letter, Ewing discusses his transfer to Satterlee General Hospital.
Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated October 26, 1864 through October 30, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes the disappearance of his brother-in-law, Alvin Hank. Mack Ewing later found out that Alvin Hank was captured by the Confederate Army.
Letter from Charles F. Smith to his mother, dated April 16, 1865. In this letter, he discusses his opinions on Camp Chase, his furlough, the death of President Lincoln, and food.
Columbus (Ohio)
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated February 19, 1865. In this letter, Ewing discusses prostitutes visiting the hospital, his desire for a discharge, prayer meetings, and smallpox outbreaks in the hospital.
Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his parents, dated June 1, 1862. In this letter, he discusses his health, nurse duty, his impressions of Yorktown, the birth of his niece, and finances.
Yorktown (Va.), Wheaton Hospital (Yorktown, Va.)
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated September 6, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses daily tasks, religion, soldier behavior, the upcoming Presidential election, and his view on the war turning from a war to preserve the Union to a war to free the slaves.
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated April 2, 1865. In this letter, Ewing discusses his upcoming furlough.
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated January 16, 1865. In this letter, Ewing discusses family news, his wound, Confederate morale, and his desire to be discharged.
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated August 29, 1864. In this letter, Ewing informs his wife that he has left the hospital and is on his way to join his regiment.
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated July 4, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes the lack of 4th of July festivities at the hospital, the wound to his left hand (occurred June 20, 1864), and the amputation of Captain Richard Ricaby's arm.
City Point Hospital (Hopewell, Va.)
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated July 3, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the movements of his regiment, his time in Illinois and Indiana, and the health of their father.
Vicksburg (Miss.), Illinois, Indiana
Letters from Andy Ewing to Mack Ewing dated January 4, 1864 and Lydia Hank to Mack Ewing (undated). In the first letter, Ewing discusses the status of the regiment and the weather. In the second, Lydia Hank discusses Alvin Hank and her desire for Mack Ewing to come home on furlough.
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated November 13, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the change in leadership from McClellan to Burnside, his opinion on the war, the status of friends on the front, and religion.
Waterloo (Va.)
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated October 27, 1861. In this letter, he discusses his father's health, religion, visiting Mt. Vernon, his impressions of Washington, D.C., family news, and a visit from Austin Blair.
Eagle Mountain (Va.)
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated August 27, 1864 through August 28, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses hospital duties, family news, and rejoining his regiment after his stay at the hospital.
Fairfax Seminary Hospital (Alexandria, Va.)
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated January 29, 1865. In this letter, Ewing discusses family news, community news, and his desire to be discharged.
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his parents dated July 12, 1862. In this letter, he discusses moving the sick from Yorktown, Virginia, to Portsmouth, Rhode Island and his impressions of Portsmouth.
Portsmouth (R.I.), Wheaton Hospital (Portsmouth, R.I.)
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated January 7, 1865 through January 9, 1865. In this letter, Ewing discusses his hope for a discharge, family news, and the weather.
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated September 22, 1861. In this letter, he discusses his father's health, finances, and religion.
Arlington (Va.)
Letter from Charles F. Smith to his brother and sister, dated September 24, 1861. In this letter, he discusses the status of family and friends on the front and his opinions on the war [much of the letter is illegible].
Arlington Heights (Va.)
Letter from Charles F. Smith to his mother, dated August 1, 1861. In this letter, he discusses joining his regiment and his experiences in Virginia.
Alexandria (Va.)
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated March 30, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, his impressions of Louisville, the camp, spies, and visiting Harpers Ferry.
Bardstown (Ky.), Louisville (Ky.), Harpers Ferry (Va.)
