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Letter from William Barnard to his sister dated September 21, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, his impressions of the locals, daily life, and African Americans following the regiment.
Frederick (Md.)
Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated April 1, 1864. In this letter, he describes camp life, southern society, the status of his regiment, reenlistment, the Copperhead Movement, and his opinions on slavery.
Baton Rouge (La.)
Letter from William A. Barnard to his father, Stephen A. Barnard, dated June 19, 1863. In this letter, he discusses Vicksburg, the status of his regiment, Grant's operations, and runaway slaves.
An original poem by A. Van Dyke dated 1862.
Calhoun County
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated February 22, 1862. In this letter, he discusses his father's health, his opinions on McClellan and the war, finances, and slavery.
Camp Michigan (Va.)
Letter from Christian Bush to George Bush dated March 19, 1863. In the letter, Christian explains the illness that is sweeping through his camp. He describes his lack of faith in the doctors present in his camp and how a friend who is stationed in Kentucky is losing faith in the cause of the war.
Washington, D.C.
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.)
Newspaper article regarding General Lee's surrender. Narrative told by "Sam", an escaped slave, and recounted by George D. Sidman.
State Archivist Mark Harvey of the Michigan History Center and Toronto historian - archaeologist Karolyn Smardz Frost talk with Stateside host Cynthia Canty on Michigan Radio about the Underground Railroad and the life of Thornton Blackburn. A transcript is available along with the interview audio.
Detroit (Mich.)
Transcription of the diary of Ferdinand S. Petway. The diary covers January 19, 1864- November 7, 1864. In the diary, Petway fervently speaks on the Confederate Army,his opinions on the southern society should the Union win, his negative opinions of Union citizens, slavery, the Battle of Franklin, Tenn, Sherman, Grant, Lincoln, the Presidential Election of 1864, and Henry Ward Beecher. Date of transcription unknown.
Russelville, Alabama, Franklin (Tenn.)
Letter from William A. Barnard to his father, Stephen A. Barnard, dated June 19, 1863. In this letter, he discusses Vicksburg, the status of his regiment, Grant's operations, and runaway slaves.
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Diary of George Benton Arnold dated 1863. In this diary, he describes the movements of his regiment, chores, finances, deserters (March 28), religion, books, the weather, a slave auction (May 4), burning railroad stations and cotton (July 18), The Battle of Fredericksburg (November 16-19), African Americans (November 17), and skirmishes.
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 Frederick or Christian Bush dated October 9, 1863. In this letter, the author describes the status of his regiment and his opinions on the war, slavery, and Abraham Lincoln.
Virginia
Letter from Edwin A. Bush to his father dated April 6, 1863. In the letter, Edwin expresses $40 of his pay back home and has little war news to share. He does mention an encounter with slaves and slave-owned farms in Kentucky, and his perspective to the idea of slavery in Kentucky compared to the southern States.
Lebanon (Ky.)
Letter from George W. Woodward to Justus A. Balcom's parents, Johnson Balcom and Oriza Balcom, [1863]. In this letter, he informs them of the death of Justus Balcom and his thoughts on the war.
Letter from L.B. Baker to his brother dated September 11, 1864. In this letter, Luther Byron describes his overall well-being and view the Medical Department has towards soldiers and officers. He mentions the status of J.Stannard Baker, the Siege of Petersburg, and the war. He also shares his thoughts on the current climate regarding President Lincoln.
An Act To Provide For The Apprehending Of Fugitive Offenders From Foreign Countries, and delivering them up to Justice passed by the Legislature dated February 13, 1833. The act states that a governor may deliver a person who has fled to a their province if charged with murder, larceny, or other crime which if committed within the province would have been punishable with death, corporal punishment, the pillory, whipping or confinement at hard labor.
Upper Canada
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated March 10, 1862. In this letter, he discusses his father's health, the mail, Copperheads, the Conscription Act of 1863, and emancipation.
Newport News (Va.)
Letter from Solomon V. Munger to his wife, Amanda, dated August 1, 1863. In the letter, Solomon mentions he is very anxious to her back from home. He describes the countryside and the plantations, as well as the slavery he encounters while in Arkansas.
St. Francis River (Ark.)
Letter from Daniel Dillabaugh to Amori B. Cook dated March 18, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, his impressions of the Confederate Army and African Americans, farming, and food.
Beaufort (S.C.), Port Royal (S.C.)
