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MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1863-05-08 Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin A. Bush to Frederick E. Bush dated May 8, 1863. In this letter, he discusses picket duty, General Hooker, and food.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; Frederick E. Bush; Bush, Frederick E.; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; food; camp life; Hooker, Joseph; Joseph Hooker; food;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1863-05-15 Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin Bush dated May 15, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, Columbia, Kentucky, and religion.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; regimental history; Columbia (Ky.); religion;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1863-07-24 Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin Bush to Frederick Willard Bush dated July 24, 1863. In this letter, he discusses looting a piece of linen from a Mississippi home.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; Frederick Willard Bush; Bush, Frederick Willard; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; looting;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1863-07-27 Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin A. Bush to Frederick Willard Bush dated July 27, 1863. In this letter, he discusses religion, soldier behavior, the morality of gambling and dancing, Vicksburg, and the status of his regiment.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; religion; soldier behavior; dancing; gambling; Vicksburg (Miss.); Jackson (Miss.)
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1863-10-18 Letter from Frederick Willard
Letter from Frederick Willard to Frederick and Cynthia Bush dated October 13, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment.
American Civil War; Frederick Willard; Willard, Frederick; Frederick E. Bush; Bush, Frederick E.; Cynthia (Willard) Bush; Bush, Cynthia (Willard); 160th New York Infantry; One Hundred and Sixtieth New York Infantry; Sergeant; regimental history;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1863-10-30 Letter from Samuel Willard
Letter from Samuel Willard to Cynthia Bush dated October 30, 1863. In this letter, he discusses guard duty at the hospital, the status of his regiment, battlefield experiences, and his health.
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; United States General Hospital (Annapolis, Md.); hospital; death; morale;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1863-11-10 Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin A. Bush to Frederick Willard Bush dated November 10, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, his hope of transferring to a different regiment, and the effects of the war on Southerns.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; Frederick Willard Bush; Bush, Frederick Willard; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; regimental history; transfer; eviction; southern society;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1864-02-10 Letter from Frederick Willard
Letter from Frederick Willard to Frederick and Cynthia Bush dated February 10, 1864. In this letter, he discusses his health, Charlie's enlistment, and the status of his regiment.
American Civil War; Frederick Willard; Willard, Frederick; Frederick E. Bush; Bush, Frederick E.; Cynthia (Willard) Bush; Bush, Cynthia (Willard); 160th New York Infantry; One Hundred and Sixtieth New York Infantry; Sergeant; illness;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1864-02-18 Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin A. Bush dated February 18, 1864. In this letter, he discusses General Longstreet's movement in Tennessee, religion, his impressions of the South, General Schofield, General Foster, and the weather.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private;James Longstreet; Longstreet, James; John McAllister Schofield; Schofield, John McAllister; John Gray Foster; Foster, John Gray;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1864-03-13 Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin A. Bush to Frederick E. Bush dated March 13, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment and religion.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; Frederick E. Bush; Bush, Frederick E.; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; religion; regimental history; James Longstreet; Longstreet, James;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1864-04-30- Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin A. Bush dated April 30, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, visiting the battlefields of Chantilly and Bull Run, community news, and courting.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; regimental history; Battle of Chantilly; Battle of Bull Run; Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861; Chantilly, Battle of, Va., 1862;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1864-05-25- Letter from Edwin A. Bush
Letter from Edwin Bush dated May 25, 1864. In this letter, he discusses General Grant and a care package he should have received.
American Civil War; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; private; Grant, Ulysses S.; Ulysses S. Grant; care package;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1864-11-22 Letter from Samuel Willard
Letter from Samuel Willard to Cynthia Bush dated November 22, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the death of his brother, Frederick Willard.
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; Union Prisoners of War;illness; Frederick Willard; Willard,...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1863-12-11 Letter from Frederick Willard
Letter from Frederick Willard to Frederick and Cynthia Bush dated December 11, 1863. In this letter, he discusses his health and the death of family and friends.
American Civil War; Frederick Willard; Willard, Frederick; Frederick E. Bush; Bush, Frederick E.; 160th New York Infantry; One Hundred and Sixtieth New York Infantry; Sergeant; regimental history; illness; death;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1864-12-14 Letter from Samuel Willard
Letter from Samuel Willard to Cynthia Bush dated December 14, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the death of Edwin Bush, his upcoming furlough, the status of his regiment, and life at Madison General Hospital.
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; Edwin A. Bush; Bush, Edwin A.; furlough; regimental history;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1864-01-29 Letter from Samuel Willard
Letter from Samuel Willard to Cynthia Bush dated January 29, 1865. In this letter, he discusses agriculture, religion, and his furlough.
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; agriculture; furlough; religion;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1864-04-09 Letter from Samuel Willard
Letter from Samuel Willard to Cynthia Bush dated April 9, 1865. In this letter, he discusses his health, draft substitutes, the status of his regiment, the fall of Richmond and Petersburg, and the weather.
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; draft substitutes; draft; regimental history; Richmond (Va.);...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1865-03-05 Letter from Samuel Willard
Letter from Samuel Willard to Cynthia Bush dated March 5, 1865. In this letter, he discusses draft substitutes, General Sherman, and a celebration in the hospital.
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;food; celebration; Sherman, William Tecumseh; Sherman's March to...
Civil War Manuscripts

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