Bush Family Collection

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Bush Family Collection

MS 2004-23

Item Data

Title: MS 2004-23 Bush family collection, 1861-1867

Collection Number: MS 2004-23

Scope and Content: This collection contains letters to and from various members of the Bush family. The letters largely focus on the Civil War, or aspects of the conflict.

Author: Bush, Edwin A.

Author: Bush, Frederick W.

Language: english

Type of Resource: text

Genre: correspondence

Extent: 315 files, 14.69 GB

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: Bush Family

Subject: Willard Family

Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Subject: Michigan -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Subject Name: Bush, Cynthia

Subject Name: Willard, Samuel

Subject Name: Bush, Sumner Orlando

Subject Name: Bush, Henry

Subject Name: Bush, Frederick E.

Inclusive Dates: 1861-1867

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

Biography or Historical Note: Frederick E. and Cynthia Melissa Willard Bush were married in Portage, N.Y. on January 15, 1835. The couple had 5 children, Frederick Willard (1836-1915), Henry Eli (1838-1839), Henry Eli (1840-1862), Edwin Alvarez (1842-1864), and Sumner Orlando (1847-1921). Additional biographical information is available in the reading room of the Archives of Michigan.

System of arrangement: Records are arranged by date.

Technical Access Note: Researchers will need an image viewer to access these files.

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n.d. Letter from Cornelia to Edwin A. Bush

Incomplete letter from Cornelia to Edwin A. Bush on an unspecified date. In the short letter, Cornelia talks about a violent battle in Tennessee and wonders if victory is possible for the North with such ambitious military leaders.

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