1861-06-20 Letter from Willard to Friends Box 1, Folder 11

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1861-06-20 Letter from Willard to Friends Box 1, Folder 11

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Title: 1861-06-20 Letter from Willard to Sister

Collection Number: MS 2004-23

Scope and Content: Letter from Willard to Friends dated June 20, 1861. In the letter, Willard describes seeing steamships on the Ohio River carrying 2 or 3 regiments. He believes they will head into West Virginia to fight General Henry Wise. He also mentions that a German regiment from Camp Dennison and the Coldwater Artillery Co. also came through the area.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: Ohio River

Subject: Coldwater Artillery Co.

Subject Name: Willard

Subject Name: Wise, Henry

Subject Name: Scott, Winfield

Inclusive Dates: June 20, 1861

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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