Letter from Alvin Hank to Caleb Hank dated August 12, 1864. In this letter, Hank discusses his opinion on other soldiers' behavior, his opinion on Copperheads, and his consideration of military school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2nd Michigan Infantry; Alvin Hank; American Civil War; Caleb Hank; Hank, Alvin; Hank, Caleb; Second Michigan Infantry; Copperhead Movement; soldier behavior; northern peace movement
Letter from Alvin Hank to Mack Ewing dated March 3, 1864. In this letter, Hank describes being taken prisoner and life in a prison camp.
American Civil War; Alvin Hank; Hank, Alvin; Mack Ewing; Ewing, Mack; Henry McKendree Ewing; Ewing, Henry McKendree; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Second Michigan Infantry; Union Prisoners of War; private;
Two letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated May 12, 1864 and May 14, 1864. In the letters, Ewing and Hank describe Baltimore, Md., Fredericksburg, Va. and seeing Confederate Prisoners of War marching to Washington, D.C.
Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Nan Ewing; Hank, Alvin; Alvin Hank; Confederate Prisoners of War; Fredericksburg (Va.); American Civil War; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Second...
Letter from Caleb Hank to Alvin Hank, Lydia Hank, and Nan Hank dated April 6, 1862. In this letter, he discusses family news, community news, and farming.
Letter from Gardner Abbott to Alvin Hank and Lydia Hank dated June 7, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment and Corinth, Mississippi.
American Civil War; Abbott, Gardner C.; Gardner C. Abbott; Alvin Hank; Hank, Alvin; Hank, Lydia (Abbott); Lydia (Abbott) Hank; Corinth (Miss.); 1st Ohio Infantry; First Ohio Infantry; regimental history
Letter from Ambrose Abbott and Eleanor Abbott to Alvin Hank and Lydia Hank dated November 10, 1861. In this letter, they discuss Gardner Abbott's enlistment and family news.
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.
American Civil War; Ewing, Mack; Mack Ewing; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; Hank, Lydia (Abbott); Lydia (Abbott) Hank; Union Prisoners of War; Hank, Alvin; Alvin Hank;
Letter from Ambrose Abbott to Alvin Hank dated February 5, 1863. In this letter, he discusses his opinion on the "wicked" war, the status of his son, Gardner Hank's regiment, and family news.
American Civil War; Abbott, Ambrose; Ambrose Abbott; Alvin Hank; Hank, Alvin; Abbott, Gardner C.; Gardner C. Abbott; regimental history; morale;
Letter from Ambrose Abbott to Alvin Hank dated February 12, 1863. In this letter, he discusses his views on the war and the Copperhead Movement, and the status of his son, Gardner Hank, serving on the front.
Letters from Andy Ewing to Mack Ewing dated January 4, 1864 and Lydia Hank to Mack Ewing (undated). In the first letter, Ewing discusses the status of the regiment and the weather. In the second, Lydia Hank discusses Alvin Hank and her desire...
American Civil War; Mack Ewing; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; Hank, Lydia (Abbott); Lydia (Abbott) Hank; Andrew Adam Ewing; Ewing, Andrew Adam; Andy Ewing; Ewing, Andy; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Second Michigan Infantry;...
Letter from Ambrose Abbott and Lydia Hank to Mack Ewing dated January 10, 1865. In this letter, they discuss General Sherman, Alvin Hank, and the weather.
American Civil War; Abbott, Ambrose; Ambrose Abbott; Hank, Lydia (Abbott); Lydia (Abbott) Hank; Mack Ewing; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; Sherman, William Tecumseh; Alvin Hank; Hank, Alvin;