Ewing Family Collection

Letter from Nan Ewing to Mack Ewing dated October 23, 1864. In this letter, she tells of her health and finances.

Letter from Bess Cherington and Henry Clayton Cherington to Mack Ewing dated January 22, 1865. In this letter, she discusses family news. In an attached letter by Henry Clayton Cherington, he discusses school.

Letter from Nan Ewing to Mack Ewing dated March 29, 1865. In this letter, she discusses family news, community news, and her desire for Mack Ewing to come home.

Letter from Nan Ewing to Mack Ewing dated March 19, 1865. In this letter, she discusses Mack Ewing's wound and her desire for him to come home.

Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated June 23, 1865. In this letter, he discusses the baby, a potential job, and his impending discharge.

Letter from John Forquer to Mack Ewing dated January 9, 1862. In this letter, he discusses life as a soldier.

Letter from Nan Ewing to Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated November 7, 1864 through November 8, 1864. In this letter, she details family news. 

Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated September 17, 1864 through September 18, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses family news and his desire for peace.

Letter from Nan Ewing to Mack Ewing dated November 12, 1864. In this letter, she tells of her longing to see Mack again.

Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated November 18, 1864. In this letter, Ewing tells of camp life, his joy of having a new son, finances, the weather, and his health.

Letter from William Arthur to Mack Ewing dated December 26, 1857. In this letter, he discusses family news and farming.

Letter from Andy Ewing and D. C. Cherington to Mack Ewing dated January 30, 1865. In this letter, they discuss their health rumors of Confederate surrender, and whether they think Mack should return to the regiment or join the invalid corps.

Letter from Lydia Hank to Mack Ewing dated January 24, 1865. In this letter, she tells of her recent letter from Alvin Hank confirming that he was taken prisoner.

Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated February 22, 1865. In this letter, Ewing discusses visiting relatives, Washington's Birthday celebrations in Washington, D.C., family news, and Confederate Prison Camps.

Letter fromT.C. Radabaugh to Mack Ewing dated February 23, 1865. In this letter, Radabaugh discusses rejoining his regiment.

Letter from Rebecca Hank to Nan Hank dated January 3, 1861. In this letter, she discusses community news, finances, and her desire for Nan to return home.

Letter from William Arthur to Mack Ewing dated September 1, 1856. In this letter, he discusses family news and farming.

Letter from Robert T. Carey to Mack Ewing dated December 4, 1861. In this letter, he discusses his enthusiasm for the war, being elected a bugler, and his fondness for Michigan.

Letter from Eleanor Abbott to Alvin Hank dated December 12, 1861. In this letter, she discusses family news.

Letter from Elizabeth Cherington to Mack Ewing dated March 1, 1860. In this letter, she discusses community news and family news.

Letter from Nan Ewing to Mack Ewing dated January 18, 1865. In this letter, she discusses community news and family news.

Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated December 10, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes the weather, camp life, and the status of his regiment.

Letter from Andy Ewing to Nan Ewing dated December 17, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes Mack Ewing's condition and his battle experiences.

Letter from Bess Cherington to Nan Ewing dated June 12, 1864. In this letter, she discusses the status of family members on the front, war widow groups, and family affairs.

Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated October 21, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses fighting, the election, General Sheridan's movements, and friends that were taken as prisoners of war.

Letter from James K. Ewing to Enoch Ewing dated June 28, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment and Corinth, Mississippi.

Letter from Robert McClung to Nan Hank dated December 10, 1860. In this letter, he discusses community news.

Letter from Rebecca Hank to Nan Ewing dated July 10, 1861. In this letter, she discusses Fourth of July celebrations, community news, and courting.

Letter from Mack Ewing to William Arthur dated May 23, 1858. In this letter, Ewing discusses farming and the marriage of his brother, James Ewing.

Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated October 5, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes the status of his regiment, battle duties, and politics. He also details an anecdote about deserters who, upon being caught, were tied up and forced to wear a "coward" sign.

Letter from Mary Ann Ewing to Mack Ewing dated February 26, 1865. In this letter, she discusses smallpox and family news.

Letter from Permilla Arthur and William Arthur to Mack Ewing dated May 11, 1861. In this letter, they discuss work and the outbreak of the Civil War.

Letter from Enoch Ewing and Susanna Ewing to Mack Ewing dated January 15, 1865. In this letter, they discuss community news and family news.

Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated May 22, 1865. In this letter, he discusses his discharge and coming home.

Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated May 8, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes Washington, D.C., seeing President Lincoln in church, his travels, and seeing Confederate prisoners of war.

Letter from Mack Ewing dated November 12, 1864 through November 13, 1864. In this letter, Ewing tells of camp life.

Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated June 1, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses the number of wounded men in his company, skirmishes outside of Richmond, Va.

Letter from Ambrose Abbott to Alvin Hank dated February 25, 1863. In this letter, he discusses finances.

Letter from Rosetta Weed to Nan Hank dated November 27, 1860. In this letter, she discusses the Jackson County fair and courting.

Letter from Nan Ewing to Mack Ewing dated October 21, 1864. In this letter, she tells of missing her husband, Mack.