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Letter from Solomon V. Munger to his wife, Amanda, dated January 25, 1864. In the letter, Solomon mentions that a friend has brought him butter and a letter from home. He mentions he will be heading to St. Louis in 3-4 weeks before possibly heading home. 

Letter from Hiram V. Munger to his mother, Amanda, dated November 8, 1864. In the letter, Hiram updates his mother on his status and diet at his new camp. He requests from his mother 20 pounds of butter and apologizes for his bad handwriting. 

Letter to Edwin A. Bush from his father Frederick E. Bush and F.W. Bush dated May 22, 1863. In the beginning of the letter, Frederick provides the latest news about life at home and that he will send him stamps and money. The letter ends with a few lines from F.W. Bush, who mentions his latest fishing trip on the lakes.

Letter from Edwin A. Bush to friends at home dated October 27, 1862. In the letter, Edwin updates his family on the movement of his regiment and news surrounding the war.

Letter from Edwin A. Bush to Friends at home dated May 25, 1864. In the letter, Edwin provides little update regarding the war, though he suggests a strategic move will be made by General Grant; the location is unspecified. He concludes his letter by addressing a care package meant for him. 

Letter from the Munger Family to Solomon V. Munger dated March 18, 1863. In the letter, the family write that they have sent Solomon a care package and his daughter provides an update on her life at home. 

Letter from Jerome Kroll to his father dated January 2, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, care packages, and food.

Letter from Lucina Austin to Henry Austin dated October 19, 1862. In this letters, Lucina does not have much to say to Henry, but mentions that his mother is making him mittens for the front. She expresses concern about the longevity of the war, the presence of rebel troops in the North, and the arrival of wounded troops in Michigan.

Letter to Frederick E. Bush from F. Duvel dated June 20, 1864. In the letter, F. Duvel thanks Edwin's father for a package that was sent to him. He also praises his son, Edwin, for being a fine soldier and tent mate. 

Letter from Edwin A. Bush to his mother dated July 24. 1863. In the letter, Edwin sends his mother a piece of linen taken from his house during his march to Jackson, Mississippi.

Letter to Edwin A. Bush from his mother, Cynthia Bush, dated June 1, 1863. In the letter, Edwin's mother hopes to send him a care package he had asked for in a previous. She provides Ediwn a brief update on the family.

Letter from Solomon V. Munger to Amanda Munger and Elizabeth Briton dated September 29, 1862. Solomon provides a care package letter citing various materials and items. 

Letter from John S. Potter to his father dated December 14, 1862. In the letter, John describes the route of a care package he received from his family and cites other food he woudl like sent. He describes how he buried a fellow soldier after being extremely sick and goes into great detail about the funeral service.

Letter from John Wheaton to his sister, Avis (Wheaton) Owen, dated June 6, 1863. In this letter, he discusses care packages and his battle experiences. 

Letter from C.M. Bush to Edwin A. Bush dated January 11, 1863, In this letter, Edwin's mother expresses deep concern for his safety and hopes he will return home soon. She also talks about sending him care packages of items from home to make him more comfortable.