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Mustering out roll of the 16th Michigan Infantry, Co. H dated July 8, 1865.
Letter from William A. Barnard to his sister, Ellen Barnard, dated July 23, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment and family and friends serving on the front.
Petersburg (Va.)
Letter from William H.H. Cook to Amori B. Cook dated January 9, 1862. In this letter, he discusses his health, drills, horses, the weather, finances, and the status of friends on the front.
Camp Benton (St. Louis, Mo.), St. Louis (Mo.)
Letter from George H. Cook to his father dated July 25, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the movements of troops, his morale, the Battle of Gaines Mill, the Battle of White Oak Swamp, a local cemetery, and his opinion of the war.
Charles City (Va.), Harrison's Landing (Va.)
Letter from William A. Barnard to his sister, Ellen Barnard, dated August 3, 1863. In this letter, he discusses sulfur springs around Crab Orchard, Kentucky, the sieges of Vicksburg and Jackson, and his desire for a furlough.
Crab Orchard (Ky.)
Letter from Nelson Ainslie to his wife, Mary Ann, dated March 12, 1863 while encamped at Nashville, Tennessee. Ainslie shares how his regiment will be leaving Nashville and moving to Franklin, Tennessee. He furthermore shares his fear at being taken prisoner by Rebel forces who have taken many soldiers from his regiment including their Captain Powell, of whom nothing has been heard of since. He also discusses the weather and how some soldiers sneak out of camp and still get paid as if they had stayed in camp.
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 Samuel Mathews to his brother and sister dated April 20, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the weather, Henry Mathews, and the status of his regiment.
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.)
Mustering out roll of the 12th Michigan Infantry, Co. H dated February 15, 1866.
Mustering out roll of the 7th Michigan Cavalry, Co. F dated December 15, 1865
Mustering out roll of the 16th Michigan Infantry, Co. C dated July 8, 1865.
Letter from Samuel Mathews to his brother and sister not dated. In this letter, he discusses an unnamed battle.
Mustering out roll of the 11th Michigan Infantry, Co. E dated September 29, 1865.
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated June 5, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes skirmishes with the Confederate army, building forts, the accidental shooting of Alvin Hank's thumb, and wounds incurred in his company.
Letter from Andy Ewing and D. C. Cherington to Mack Ewing dated January 2, 1865. In this letter, they discuss the status of their regiment and family news.
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated September 20, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses financial issues at home, building a fort, and General Philip Sheridan's victory in the Shenandoah Valley.
Mustering out roll of the 16th Michigan Infantry, Co. F dated July 8, 1865.
Mustering out roll of the 13th Michigan Infantry, Co. D dated July 25, 1865.
Letter from Nelson Ainslie to his wife, Mary Ann, dated April 4, 1863, while encamped at Nashville, Tennessee. Ainslie discusses the Battle at Murfreesboro, dead and wounded soldiers, and how the Rebels have taken many Union soldiers prisoner.
Letter from Justus A. Balcom to his parents, Johnson and Oriza Balcom, dated October 30, 1862. In this letter, he discusses food, marching, the movements of his regiment, and the status of friends serving on the front.
Nashville (Tenn.)
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated October 10, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses the status of his regiment, finances, draft substitutes, and family news.
Letter from Soloman Kroll to his parents dated May 31, 1862. In this letter, he describes a skirmish that occurred May 30, 1862, and finances.
Beaufort (S.C.)
Letter from William Barnard to his father, Stephen Barnard, dated December 1, 1862. In this letter, he describes the status of his regiment, Fredericksburg, Virginia, the replacement of McClellan with Burnside, his promotion, supplies, and the status of family and friends serving on the front.
Letter from Jerome Kroll to his father, not dated. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment.
Letter from Jerome Kroll to his parents dated November 23, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment and daily life.
Fredericksburg (Va.)
Mustering out roll of the 3rd Michigan Cavalry, Co. M dated July 1, 1865
Letter from Daniel Halbert to his cousin, Maria Halbert, dated September 21, 1862. In this letter, he discusses receiving a new uniform, the status of his regiment, the brass band, and food.
New Orleans (La.)
Mustering out roll of the 13th Michigan Infantry, Co. G dated July 25, 1865.
Letter from William A. Barnard to his father, Stephen A. Barnard dated April 13, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, Kentuckians views of Potomac troupes, runaway slaves, his desire for a furlough, Copperheads, and his opinions on McClellan, Fredericksburg, and Burnside.
Lebanon (Ky.)
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his sister, Lura Huff, dated September 30, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the death of their brother, Emory Crane, the health of their father, and the status of his regiment.
Upton Hill (Va.), Arlington (Va.)
Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated May 24, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the Battle of Grand Gulf and describes his experience in Battle of Thompson's Hill during which he was wounded in the left arm. He also talks about the his experience in a hospital and family news.
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Letter from Emory Crane to his father, William Crane, dated April 2, 1862. In this letter, he discusses his father's health (including his father's visit to the "Indian doctor"), religion, the movements of his regiment, and visiting friends.
Camp Hamilton (Va.), Hampton (Va.)
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated September 29, 1864 through October 3, 1864. In this letter, Ewing tells the status of his regiment and his battle experiences.
Partial letter (begins on pg. 9) from Lemuel W. Osborn to his wife, Eunice, dated after the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865. In this letter, he shares his thoughts on the assassination and Lincoln's successor.
Mustering out roll of the 15th Michigan Infantry, Co. A dated September 13, 1865.
Mustering out roll of the 5th Michigan Infantry, Co. K dated July 5, 1865.
1862-1863 Diary of Lorenzo Barker. In this diary, Barker discusses daily life while stationed around Corinth Mississippi. In the diary he describes witnessing a deserter execution, bringing in Confederate prisoners, battle experiences, and general life at the camp.
Corinth (Miss.)
Mustering out roll of the 9th Michigan Cavalry, Co. K dated July 21, 1865
Letter from Samuel Mathews to his brother and sister dated June 11, 1864. In this letter, he describes the Battle of Cold Harbor.
Letter from Charles F. Smith dated July 28, 1861. In this letter he discusses skirmishes, drills, and his experiences at the Battle of Bull Run.
Washington, D.C.
Mustering out roll of the 11th Michigan Infantry, Co. K dated September 29, 1865.
Letter from Andrew J. Bissell to Button dated February 17, 1865. In this letter he discusses the status of friends serving on the front and finances.
Jackson (Mich.)
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his sister-in-law, Hattie Crane, dated June 12, 1861. In this letter, he discusses his sister's health, the movements of his regiment, sightseeing around Washington, D.C., the camp, and camp life.
Washington, D.C.
Mustering out roll of the 9th Michigan Cavalry, Co. A dated July 21, 1865
Mustering out roll of the 3rd Michigan Cavalry, Co. B dated July 1, 1865
Letter from Frank Button to his mother, Rebecca Button, dated August 23, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the status of his father and family.
Franklin (Tenn.)
Letter from Samuel Mathews to his friends dated March 13, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, the Confederate Army, and courting.
1864 Diary of Lorenzo Barker. In this diary, Barker discusses daily life.
Mustering out roll of the 3rd Michigan Cavalry, Co. H dated July 1, 1865
