1865-03-05 Letter from Samuel Willard to Brother and Sister Box 1, Folder 9

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1865-03-05 Letter from Samuel Willard to Brother and Sister Box 1, Folder 9

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Title: 1865-03-05 Letter from Samuel Willard to Siblings

Collection Number: MS 2004-23

Scope and Content: Letter from Samuel Willard to his siblings dated March 5, 1865. In this letter, Samuel discusses the recent cold weather he has experienced in Indiana, as well as the draft. He believes another draft will be necessary to replace soldiers who are discharged. He goes on to describe the rebels fear of General Sherman as he continues his victorious march and how there is rumor that Sherman and Grant have surrounded the Confederates in Richmond.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 136th New York Infantry

Subject: Madison General Hospital (Ind.)

Subject: hospital

Subject: health

Subject: draft

Subject: enlistment

Subject Name: Willard, Samuel

Subject Name: Sherman, William Tecumseh

Subject Name: Grant, Ulysses S.

Inclusive Dates: March 5, 1865

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: Willard, Samuel. Age 26 years. Enlisted August 9, 1862, at Geneseo, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. G., 136th New York Infantry, September 25, 1862; discharged, June 6, 1865, at Madison, Indiana.

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