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Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Camp Milroy

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Letter, 1862 April 23, Oscar D. Ladley To Mother And Sisters [Catherine, Mary, And Alice Ladley], Oscar D. Ladley Apr 1862

Letter, 1862 April 23, Oscar D. Ladley To Mother And Sisters [Catherine, Mary, And Alice Ladley], Oscar D. Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and Sisters from Camp at Monterey. Oscar writes about a recent skirmish, a description of an enclosed drawing, and more. He also mentions in his postscript that the Gazette incorrectly reported the number of dead and wounded.


Letter, 1862 April 3, Oscar D. Ladley To Mother And Sisters [Catherine, Mary, And Alice Ladley], Oscar D. Ladley Apr 1862

Letter, 1862 April 3, Oscar D. Ladley To Mother And Sisters [Catherine, Mary, And Alice Ladley], Oscar D. Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and sisters from Camp Milroy. Oscar writes about preferring to hear news from home than the war, participating in the company drill exercises, the weather and more. Oscar enclosed a few news articles, an advertisement for a "Substitute in a Mounted Ranger Company," and a Song of the Sentinel from the Richmond Dispatch.


Letter, 1861 March 13, Oscar D. Ladley To Mother And Sisters [Catherine, Mary, And Alice], Oscar D. Ladley Mar 1861

Letter, 1861 March 13, Oscar D. Ladley To Mother And Sisters [Catherine, Mary, And Alice], Oscar D. Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and his sisters from Camp Milroy. In the letter Oscar talks about the weather and the area that they are stationed in. Originally, he enclosed rings he made out of laurel root in the letter.