Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Manuscript Collections
Letter from Giles Allen to his sister, Lib Allen, dated June 28, 1861. In this letter, he discusses writing letters, his health, camp life, and getting measured for uniforms.
Detroit (Mich.), Fort Wayne (Detroit, Mich.)
Letter from Giles B. Allen to his mother, Nancy Allen, dated June 26, 1861. In this letter, he discusses his health, rotten food, and friends from Saline visiting camp.
Detroit (Mich.), Fort Wayne (Detroit, Mich.), Saline (Mich.)
Letter from Giles B. Allen to his mother and sister dated January 6, 1862. In this letter, he discusses his health, camp life, the weather, sleighs, letter writing, and finances.
Baltimore (Md.)
Letter from Giles Allen to his mother, Nancy Allen, not dated. In this letter, he discusses leaving Saline, the movements of his regiment, men from Schoolcraft, Michigan, his impressions of Fort Wayne, his straw tick mattress, a toothache, and missing dress parade.
Schoolcraft (Mich.), Fort Wayne (Detroit, Mich.)
Letter from Giles Allen to his mother, Nancy Allen, dated August 17, 1863. In this letter, he discusses receiving a photograph of his mother, receiving leave to go to Baton Rouge, the health of his regiment, his impressions of Port Hudson, and the change of his regiment to the 6th Michigan Heavy Artillery.
Port Hudson (La.), Baton Rouge (La.)
Letter from Giles B. Allen to his mother, Nancy Allen, dated July 2, [1862]. In this letter, he discusses the mail, the health of his regiment, the weather, and finances.
Baton Rouge (La.)
Letter from Giles Allen to his mother, Nancy Allen, dated February 11, [1862]. In this letter, he discusses recovering from the mumps, General Burnside capturing Roanoke Island, a sword presentation, the colonel of the regiment, gossip about the captain, finances, clothing, playing for his uniform, and his brother, George.
Baltimore (Md.), Roanoke Island (N.C.)
Acknowledgment of the gift of linen havelocks for the officers of the Company F, 6th Michigan Infantry from the ladies of Saline, Michigan. Dated July 22, 1861.
Detroit (Mich.), Fort Wayne (Detroit, Mich.), Saline (Mich.)
Letter from Giles Allen to his mother, Nancy Allen, dated June 5, 1864. In this letter, he discusses writing letters, the reputation of the 6th Michigan Infantry, his time in the service, General Sherman, the movements of his regiment, soldier life, the status of his regiment, and transferring from heavy artillery to infantry.
Port Hudson (La.)
Letter from Giles Allen to his mother, Nancy Allen, dated September 24, 1862. In this letter, he discusses his health, morale, and sending money to his family via a family friend.
Camp Dudley (La.)
Letter from Giles Allen to his mother, Nancy Allen, not dated. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, traveling via the railroad, Lafourche, Louisiana, his battle experiences at the Battle of Bayou Teche, and burning cotton.
Lafourche (La.)
Letter from Giles Allen to his brother and sister, George and Lib Allen, dated September 22, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, the Battle of Baton Rouge, his health, scurvy, food, water, fruit, the status of family and friends, and writing letters.
Camp Williams (La.), Baton Rouge (La.)
