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MS 69-117: Mrs. Thomas Brooke Collection
1864-01-21 Letter from Darwin Babbitt
Letter from Darwin Babbitt to his parents, dated January 21, 1864. In this letter, he discusses relics, winter quarters (log shanties covered with tents), Confederate deserters talking about starvation on the lines, rations, the weather, the...
American Civil War; Darwin H. Babbitt; Babbitt, Darwin H.; Samuel A. Babbitt; Babbitt, Samuel A.; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry; Stevensburg (Va.);looting; camp life; tent; Confederate Army; deserters; food; rations; weather;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 69-117: Mrs. Thomas Brooke Collection
1864-01-28 Letter from Darwin Babbitt
Letter from Darwin Babbitt to his parents dated January 28, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the weather, Confederate deserters, Union soldiers fighting for the Confederacy, and desiring a package full of supplies (including clothing, books, and...
American Civil War; Darwin H. Babbitt; Babbitt, Darwin H.; Samuel A. Babbitt; Babbitt, Samuel A.; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry; Stevensburg (Va.); turncoat; traitor; weather; Confederate Army; deserters; supplies; postal service;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 69-117: Mrs. Thomas Brooke Collection
1864-03-09 Letter from Darwin Babbitt
Letter from Darwin Babbitt to his parents dated March 9, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the movements of his regiment, burning down a train station, destroying railroad tracks, firing on Richmond, and an African American spy.
American Civil War; Darwin H. Babbitt; Babbitt, Darwin H.; Samuel A. Babbitt; Babbitt, Samuel A.; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry; Yorktown (Va.); regimental history; railroad; destruction; Richmond (Va.); African Americans; spy;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 69-117: Mrs. Thomas Brooke Collection
1864-07-04 Letter from Pharo Gray
Letter from Pharo Gray to Samuel A. Babbitt dated July 4, 1864. In this letter, he tells of Darwin Babbitt's capture.
American Civil War; Darwin H. Babbitt; Babbitt, Darwin H.; Samuel A. Babbitt; Babbitt, Samuel A.; Pharo Gray; Gray, Pharo; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry; City Point (Va.);
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 69-117: Mrs. Thomas Brooke Collection
1864-07-01 Letter from William O. North
Letter from William O. North to Samuel Babbitt dated July 1, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the capture of Darwin Babbitt.
American Civil War; William O. North; North, William O.; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry; Samuel A. Babbitt; Babbitt, Samuel A.; Darwin H. Babbitt; Babbitt, Darwin H.; prisoners; Union Prisoners of War;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 69-105: Diary of Darwin H. Babbitt
1864 Diary of Darwin H. Babbitt
Diary of Darwin H. Babbitt dated 1864. In this diary, he discusses being under arrest with the Provost Guard, rejoining his regiment, skirmishes, the Battle of the Wilderness, and the Battle of Totopotomoy Creek.
American Civil War; Babbitt, Darwin H.; Darwin H. Babbitt; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry; prisoners; prison; Provost Guard; skirmish; Battle of the Wilderness; Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864; Battle of Totopotomoy Creek;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 69-117: Mrs. Thomas Brooke Collection
1864-03-20 Letter from Darwin Babbitt
Letter from Darwin Babbitt to his parents dated March 20, 1864. In this letter, he discusses Kilpatrick's Raid and receiving a package from home.
American Civil War; Darwin H. Babbitt; Babbitt, Darwin H.; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry; Samuel A. Babbitt; Babbitt, Samuel A.; Stevensburg (Va.); Kilpatrick, Hugh Judson; Hugh Judson Kilpatrick; Kilpatrick's Raid; raid; clothes;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 69-117: Mrs. Thomas Brooke Collection
1864-09-18 Letter from Carlton H. Hawks
Letter from Carlton Hawks to Samuel A. Babbitt dated September 18, 1864. In this letter, he discusses Darwin Babbitt's capture and reassures his parents that he is not dead.
American Civil War; Darwin H. Babbitt; Babbitt, Darwin H.; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry; Samuel A. Babbitt; Babbitt, Samuel A.; Carlton H. Hawks; Hawks, Carlton H.; Berryville (Va.); Quartermaster Sergeant; prisoners; Union...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 69-117: Mrs. Thomas Brooke Collection
1865 Almanac Annotations of Darwin Babbitt
Almanac of Darwin Babbitt. On the pages, he recounts the dates of his capture and release from Confederate Prison.
American Civil War; Darwin H. Babbitt; Babbitt, Darwin H.; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry; prisoners; Union Prisoners of War;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 69-117: Mrs. Thomas Brooke Collection
1865-06-22 Discharge of Darwin Babbitt
Discharge Certificate for Darwin Babbitt, dated June 1865.
American Civil War; Darwin H. Babbitt; Babbitt, Darwin H.; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry; Fort Leavenworth (Kan.); discharge;
Civil War Manuscripts

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