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.)
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;...
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;...
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;...