Civil War Manuscripts

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MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1862-09-16 Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin Bush dated September 16, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the Battle of Antietam and the status of his regiment.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; regimental history; Battle of Antietam; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1862-09-15 Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin Bush to Frederick Willard Bush dated September 15, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; Frederick Willard Bush; Bush, Frederick Willard; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; regimental history; Battle of South Mountain; South Mountain, Battle of, Md., 1862
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1862-09-05 Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin Bush to Frederick Willard Bush dated September 5, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, farming, and a former slave excaping to his regiment.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; Frederick Willard Bush; Bush, Frederick Willard; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; regimental history; agriculture; African Americans; Slavery;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1862-08-31 Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin Bush dated August 31, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment and his battle experiences.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; regimental history;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1862-08-30 Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin Bush to Henry E. Bush dated August 30, 1865. In this letter, he discusses his arrival in Washington, D.C., food, and morale.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; Henry E. Bush; Bush, Henry E.; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; Washington, D.C.; food; morale;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1862-08-18 Letter from Samuel Willard
Letter from Samuel Willard to Cynthia Bush dated August 18, 1863. In this letter, he discusses family and friends serving on the front and the status of his regiment.
American Civil War; Samuel Willard; Willard, Samuel; Cynthia (Willard) Bush; Bush, Cynthia (Willard); 136th New York Infantry; One Hundred and Thirty-sixth New York Infantry; Private; regimental history;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1862-08-17 Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin A. Bush to Frederick Willard Bush dated August 17, 1862. In this letter, he discusses soldier behavior and religion.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; Frederick Willard Bush; Bush, Frederick Willard; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; soldier behavior; religion; prayer meetings;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1861-08-18 Letter from Samuel Willard
Letter from Samuel Willard to Cynthia Bush dated August 18, 1861. In this letter, he discusses finances, agriculture, and deaths of family and friends.
American Civil War; Samuel Willard; Willard, Samuel; Cynthia (Willard) Bush; Bush, Cynthia (Willard); 136th New York Infantry; One Hundred and Thirty-Sixth New York Infantry; Private; death; agriculture;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-22: Christian and Frederick Bush Collection
Lyrics to Kitty Wells
Lyrics to "Kitty Wells" transcribed by either Frederick or Christian Bush, not dated.
American Civil War; Bush, Frederick; Frederick Bush; Bush, Christian; Christian Bush; Seventh Michigan Infantry; 7th Michigan Infantry; song lyrics; poems; "Kitty Wells"
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-22: Christian and Frederick Bush Collection
Letter from Christian Bush
Letter from Christian Bush to Christian Bush, Sr., not dated. In this letter he discusses finances.
American Civil War; Christian Bush; Bush, Christian; Christian Bush, Sr.; Bush, Sr., Christian; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Cavalry; Corporal; finances
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-22: Christian and Frederick Bush Collection
1863-10-23 Letter from Frederick Bush and Christian Bush
Letter from Frederick and Christian Bush to George Bush dated October 23, 1863. In this letter, they discusses the status of their regiment, seeing dead bodies from the Battle of Falling Waters (July 1863), agriculture, and hunting.
American Civil War; Christian Bush; Bush, Christian; Frederick Bush; Bush, Frederick; George Bush; Bush, George; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Cavalry; Gainesville (Va.); Corporal; death; regimental history; agriculture; hunting;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-22: Christian and Frederick Bush Collection
1863-10-09 Letter from Christian or Frederick Bush
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.
American Civil War; Frederick Bush; Bush, Frederick; Christian Bush; Bush, Christian; George Bush; Bush, George; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Cavalry; Corporal; regimental history; Lee, Robert E.; Robert E. Lee; Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln,...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-22: Christian and Frederick Bush Collection
1863-09-03 Letter from Frederick Bush
Letter from Frederick Bush to George Bush dated September 3, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, General Lee, and skirmishes.
American Civil War; Frederick Bush; Bush, Frederick; George Bush; Bush, George; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Cavalry; Falmouth (Va.); Corporal; regimental history; Robert E. Lee; Lee, Robert E.;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-22: Christian and Frederick Bush Collection
1863-08-01 Letter from Frederick Bush
Letter from Frederick Bush to Christian Bush, Sr. dated August 1, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, finances and General Lee.
American Civil War; Frederick Bush; Bush, Frederick; Christian Bush, Sr.; Bush, Sr., Christian; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Cavalry; Corporal; Warrenton (Va.); Robert E. Lee; Lee, Robert E.; regimental history;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-22: Christian and Frederick Bush Collection
1863-06-07 Letter from Christian Bush
Letter from Christian Bush to George Bush dated June 7, 1863. In this letter, he describes finances, the status of his regiment, and his views on African Americans and abolitionists.
American Civil War; Bush, Christian; Christian Bush; Bush, George; George Bush; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Cavalry; Washington, D.C.; Corporal; slavery; African Americans; abolitionists; regimental history;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-22: Christian and Frederick Bush Collection
1863-04-20 Letter from Christian Bush
Letter from Christian Bush to George Bush dated April 20, 1863. In this letter, he discusses family news, community news, and advice on hunting turkeys.
American Civil War; Bush, Christian; Christian Bush; Christian Bush, Sr.; Bush, Sr., Christian; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Infantry; Washington, D.C.; Corporal; hunting;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-22: Christian and Frederick Bush Collection
1863-04-06 Letter from Frederick Bush
Letter from Frederick Bush to George Bush dated April 6, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the status of family and friends serving on the front. He also transcribed the lyrics to "The Friends I Left Behind Me."
American Civil War; Frederick Bush; Bush, Frederick; George Bush; Bush, George; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Cavalry; Fairfax (Va.); Corporal; "The Friends I Left Behind me"; poems; song lyrics;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-22: Christian and Frederick Bush Collection
1863-04-02 Letter from Frederick Bush
Letter from Frederick Bush to Christin Bush, Sr., dated April 2, 1863. In this letter, he discusses his brother, Christian Bush, and almost losing his foot in a gun accident. On the stationery is the lyrics to "Red, White, and Blue."
American Civil War; Bush, Frederick; Frederick Bush; Bush, Sr., Christian; Christian Bush, Sr.; Seventh Michigan Infantry; 7th Michigan Infantry; Corporal; "Red, White, and Blue"; poems; song lyrics; hospital; wound;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-22: Christian and Frederick Bush Collection
1863-03-19 Letter from Christian Bush
Letter from Christian Bush to his father, Christian Bush, dated March 19, 1863. In this letter, he discusses illnesses in his company, his sentiments about abolitionists and slavery, and community news.
American Civil War; Bush, Christian; Christian Bush; Christian Bush, Sr.; Bush, Sr., Christian; Washington, D.C.; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Cavalry; Corporal; illness; abolitionists; slavery; African Americans;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2000-79: John King Papers
1865-10-20 Discharge Certificate of John King
Discharge certificate of John King dated October 20, 1865.
American Civil War; King, John; John King; Sixth Michigan Infantry; 6th Michigan Infantry; Corporal; discharge
Civil War Manuscripts

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