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    • Hardy, John C.

    • Hardy, John C.

    • Portrait of Captain John C. Hardy, standing with saber, 1861-1865. (Veteran), Detroit. Enlisted in Company D, Second Infantry, April 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered May 25, 1861. Corporal July 25, 1861. Re-enlisted Feb. 25,...

    • Hardy, John C.;John C. Hardy; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Second Michigan Infantry;2nd Michigan Infantry; corporal ; first sergeant ; first lieutenant ; captain; Detroit (Mich.) ; Blackburn's Ford, Battle of, Va. ; Bull Run,...
    • Civil War Photographs
    • MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection 1863-07-27 Letter from Edwin A. Bush

    • 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 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection 1863-03-23 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection
      1863-03-23 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated March 23, 1863. In this letter, he describes the status of his regiment, reports and rumors of the Union Army, his role in the Provost Guard, his relationship with Elizabeth, and the status...

    • American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Miliken's Bend (Miss.); Vicksburg (Miss.); Siege of Vicksburg; Union Army; regimental...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection 1863-06-09 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection
      1863-06-09 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbot dated June 9, 1863. In this letter, he discusses trouble acquiring stamps to mail his letters, family gossip, his wound and the Union hospital. He also briefly mentions being taken prisoner at...

    • American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Memphis (Tenn.); Vicksburg (Miss.); courting; mail; wound; Union Prisoners of War;...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection 1863-06-13 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection
      1863-06-13 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated June 13, 1863. In this letter, he describes life at a Union Hospital, reminisces about past times in Michigan, and comments on public opinion in the north about the war.

    • American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Memphis (Tenn.); Vicksburg (Miss.); Ulysses S. Grant; Grant, Ulysses S.; Union Army;...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection 1863-11-08 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection
      1863-11-08 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated November 8, 1863. In this letter, he details his trip down to Vicksburg (Miss.) on the Steamer John S. Roe, including his accommodations, how the steamer takes on wood, and fellow travelers.

    • American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Cairo (Ill.); Memphis (Tenn.); Vicksburg (Miss.); Steamer John S. Roe ; steamer;...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • Howe, Frank M. and Bruce, Velorus W.

    • Howe, Frank M. and Bruce, Velorus W.

    • Portrait of Frank M. Howe and Velorus W. Bruce, 1865-1866. Howe, Frank M., Emmett. Enlisted in company C, Twentieth Infantry, Aug. 7, 1862, at Battle Creek, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered Aug. 16, 1862. Discharged July 26, 1865, at Chester, Pa., for...

    • Howe, Frank M. ;Frank M. Howe; Bruce, Velorus W. ;Velorus W. Bruce; American Civil War ; ; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry ;17th Michigan Infantry; Twentieth Michigan Infantry ;20th Michigan Infantry; Emmett (Mich.) ; Battle Creek (Mich.) ; Adrian...
    • Civil War Photographs
    • Cowles, Sylvester D.

    • Cowles, Sylvester D.

    • Portrait of Sylvester D. Cowles, 1861-1862. Pontiac. Entered service in company D, Tenth Infantry, as Second Lieutenant, June 19, 1861, at Fort Wayne, for 3 years, age 26. Mustered July 31, 1861. State service only. Re-entered service in Tenth...

    • Cowles, Sylvester D. ;Sylvester D. Cowles; American Civil War ; ; ; Tenth Michigan Infantry ;10th Michigan Infantry; second lieutenant ; adjutant ; Pontiac (Mich.) ; Fort Wayne (Mich.) ; Farmington (Miss.)
    • Civil War Photographs
    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection 1863-01-15 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection
      1863-01-15 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated January 15, 1863. In this letter, he describes the status of his regiment, his experience on Provost Guard and the prisoners in care of his regiment. He also expresses his feelings for...

    • American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Arkansas River (Ark.); Steamer Empress; steamer; Vicksburg (Miss.); regimental...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection 1863-05-24 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection
      1863-05-24 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated May 24, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the Battle of Grand Gulf and describes his experience in Battle of Thompson's Hill during which he was wounded in the left arm. He also talks about...

    • American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Battle of Grand Bulf; Battle of Thompson's Hill; regimental history; battlefield;...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection 1863-11-12 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection
      1863-11-12 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated November 12, 1863. In this letter, he describes Vicksburg from the interior, imagining what it must have been like to be a rebel looking down at approaching Union troops.

    • American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Vicksburg (Miss.); New Orleans (La.); Crescent City; Confederate Army; Siege of...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • Crane, Alphonso

    • Crane, Alphonso

    • Portrait of Alphonso Crane, posed with American flag in back, 1861-1863. Allegan County. Enlisted in company K, Second Infantry, May 10, 1861, at Kalamazoo, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered May 25, 1861. Corporal July, 1863. Killed in action at...

    • Crane, Alphonso; Alphonso Crane;American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; Second Michigan Infantry;2nd Michigan Infantry; corporal ; Allegan County (Mich.) ; Kalamazoo (Mich.) ; Jackson, Battle of, Jackson, Miss., 1863 ; American flag
    • Civil War Photographs
    • MS 70-99: Civil War Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker 1862-1863 Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker

    • MS 70-99: Civil War Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker
      1862-1863 Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker

    • 1862-1863 Diary of Lorenzo Barker. In this diary, Barker discusses daily life while stationed around Corinth Mississippi. In the diary he describes witnessing a deserter execution, bringing in Confederate prisoners, battle experiences, and...

    • American Civil War; Barker, Lorenzo A.; Lorenzo A. Barker; Western Sharpshooters; 66th Illinois Infantry; Sixty-sixth Illinois Infantry; Corinth (Miss.); regimental history; Confederate Prisoners of War; deserters;
    • Civil War Manuscripts

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