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MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1864-03-23 Letter from Nancy Knapp
Letter from Nancy Knapp to Mack and Nan Ewing dated March 23, 1864. In her letter, Knapp discusses measles outbreaks and family members serving in the Civil War.
Knapp, Nancy; Nancy Knapp; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Nan; Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Nan Ewing; American Civil War; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Nancy (Hank) Ewing; measles; illness;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 9: C. J. Sherman Collection
1861-10-02 Letter from Samuel Mathews
Letter from Samuel Mathews to his brother and sister dated October 2, 1861. In this letter, he discusses his health and the status of his regiment.
American Civil War; Samuel Mathews; Mathews, Samuel; Third Michigan Infantry; 3rd Michigan Infantry; private; illness; regimental history
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 22: Civil War diary of Cyrus Bacon
1861-1863 Diary of Cyrus Bacon
1861-1863 diary of Cyrus Bacon. In this diary, Bacon describes daily life in the Seventh Michigan Infantry. He gives vivid accounts of Yorktown, Fair Oaks, White Oak Swamp, Antietam, and Gettysburg.
American Civil War; Bacon, Cyrus; Cyrus Bacon; Seventh Michigan Infantry; 7th Michigan Infantry; Assistant Surgeon; Commissioned Officer; Yorktown (Va.); Battle of Yorktown; Seven Days Campaign; Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862; Battle of Fair Oaks;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-22: Christian and Frederick Bush Collection
1863-03-19 Letter from Christian Bush
Letter from Christian Bush to his father, Christian Bush, dated March 19, 1863. In this letter, he discusses illnesses in his company, his sentiments about abolitionists and slavery, and community news.
American Civil War; Bush, Christian; Christian Bush; Christian Bush, Sr.; Bush, Sr., Christian; Washington, D.C.; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Cavalry; Corporal; illness; abolitionists; slavery; African Americans;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1863-08-29 Letter from Samuel Willard
Letter from Samuel Willard to Cynthia Bush dated August 29, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the Battles of Fort Wagner, morale, his health, and family news.
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; morale; Second Battle of Fort Wagner; illness
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2004-23: Bush Family Collection
1863-03-30 Letter from Frederick Willard
Letter from Frederick Willard to Frederick and Cynthia Bush dated March 30, 1863. In this letter, he discusses his health, his opinions on slavery and Copperheads, 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; jaundice; illness;...
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
1864-11-22 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 91-480 Henry Albert Potter Collection
1862-10-24 Letter from Henry Albert Potter
Letter from Henry Albert Potter to Henry and Debbie dated October 24, 1862. In this letter, he discusses his stay in the hospital for jaundice, the status of his regiment, Confederate Prisoners of War, visiting the battlefield at Perryville, and...
American Civil War; Henry Albert Potter; Potter, Henry Albert; 4th Michigan Cavalry; Fourth Michigan Cavalry; New Market (Ky.); Sergeant; hospital; illness; jaundice; regimental history; Bacon, John H.; John H. Bacon; Confederate Prisoners of War;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 91-480 Henry Albert Potter Collection
1862-10-27 Letter from Henry Albert Potter
Letter from Henry Albert Potter to his father, Edward Potter, dated October 27, 1862. In this letter, he tells of his stay in the hospital for jaundice and the weather.
American Civil War; Henry Albert Potter; Potter, Henry Albert; Edward Potter; Potter, Edward; 4th Michigan Cavalry; Fourth Michigan Cavalry; New Market (Ky.); First Sergeant; hospital; illness; jaundice;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 91-480 Henry Albert Potter Collection
1890-07-17 Letter from Jacob Bedtelyon
Letter from Jacob Bedtelyon dated July 17, 1890. In this letter, he discusses Potter's application for a pension and his illness in 1864.
American Civil War; Jacob Bedtelyon; Bedtelyon, Jacob; Henry Albert Potter; Potter, Henry Albert; 4th Michigan Cavalry; Fourth Michigan Cavalry; Captain; Commissioned Officer; pension; illness
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 55-24: Gordon Smith Collection
1861-__-11 Letter from Soloman Kroll
Letter from Soloman Kroll to his parents dated ___ 11, 1861. In this letter, he discusses the hospital deserters, and enlisting.
American Civil War; Soloman Kroll; Kroll, Soloman; Eighth Michigan Infantry; 8th Michigan Infantry; private; hospital; enlistment; illness; deserters;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 55-24: Gordon Smith Collection
1863-09-10 Letter from Jerome Kroll
Letter from Jerome Kroll to his parents dated September 10, 1863. In this letter, he discusses his health and his desire for a furlough.
American Civil War; Jerome Kroll; Kroll, Jerome; 20th Michigan Infantry; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; private; Crab Orchard (Ky.); furlough; illness;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 55-24: Gordon Smith Collection
1864-08-11 Letter from Jerome Kroll
Letter from Jerome Kroll to his parents dated August 11, 1864. In this letter, he discusses his health and the health of others in the prison camp.
American Civil War; Jerome Kroll; Kroll, Jerome; 20th Michigan Infantry; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; corporal; Danville (Va.); Union Prisoners of War; illness;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 56-6: Gladys Niles Halbert Collection
1864-06-28 Letter from Daniel Halbert
Letter from Daniel Halbert to his cousin, Maria Halbert, dated June 28, 1864. In this letter, he describes Vicksburg, Mississippi, working on the railroad, insects, fresh fruits and vegetables, sugarcane, and a smallpox outbreak.
American Civil War; Daniel Halbert; Halbert, Daniel; Maria Halbert; Halbert, Maria; Sixth Michigan Infantry; 6th Michigan Infantry; private; Vicksburg (Miss.); railroad; insects; mosquitoes; food; sugarcane; smallpox; illness;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 58-3: Julia Button Naylor Collection
1864-05-01 Letter from Frank Button
Letter from Frank Button to his mother, Rebecca Button, dated May 1, 1864. In this letter, he discusses his health and cooking for the company. Because the writing is so faded, a grayscale scan is included in the after the original.
American Civil War; Frank H. Button; Button, Frank H.; Rebecca Button; Button, Rebecca; Fourteenth Michigan Infantry; 14th Michigan Infantry; Musician; Nashville (Tenn.); cooking; food; illness;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1864-11-20 Letter from Philander Hewitt
Letter from Philander Hewitt to Mack Ewing dated November 20, 1864. In this letter, Hewitt discusses Woodbridge Township news, the Presidential Election, and Copperheads.
American Civil War; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Hewitt, Philander; Philander Hewitt; Copperhead Movement; Presidential Election of 1864; Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln, Abraham; northern peace movement;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 69-39: Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection
Sarah Lyon Wright Papers
1862-01-26 Letter from David and Abby Lyons
Letter from to David and Abby Lyons to Sarah Lyons dated January 26, 1862. In this letter they discuss finances and deaths and illnesses of family and friends.
American Civil War; Sarah Lyons; Lyons, Sarah; David W. Lyons; Lyons, David W.; Abby Lyons; Lyons, Abby; death; illness; finances;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 69-39: Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection
Sarah Lyon Wright Papers
1862-10-16 Letter from David W. Lyons
Letter from David Lyons to his sister, Sarah Lyons, dated October 16, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, illness, morale, finances, and tobacco.
American Civil War; David W. Lyons; Lyons, David W.; Sarah Lyons; Lyons, Sarah; Twenty-second Michigan Infantry; 22nd Michigan Infantry; Covington (Ky.); regimental history; illness; morale; finances; tobacco;
Civil War Manuscripts

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