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Jeremiah Gage To Patience W. S. Gage (23 May 1861), Jeremiah Gage, Patience W. S. Gage

Correspondence

Jeremiah writing of conditions of the Grays at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) and of the beauty of the countryside.

Letter, 1861 May 22, Oscar D. Ladley To Mother, Sisters, And Ann [Catherine, Mary, And Alice Ladley And Ann Griswold], Oscar D. Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother, sisters, and Ann Griswold from Camp Jackson. Oscar writes that many of the men "break guard" to sneak out of camp. He also writes that many officers are pressuring privates to stay in the service for three years; however, he isn't interested in reenlisting because how differently the privates are treated from the officers in the service.

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner May 21, 1861

Mount Vernon Banner Historic Newspaper 1861

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner was a newspaper published weekly in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Until 1853, it was published as the Democratic Banner.

William C. Nelson To Maria C. Nelson (21 May 1861), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Receipt of package from home; on fatigue-guard; setting up camp; letter from Sister [Elizabeth Lyman Cage]; his health; asking about friends at home; asking for his mother to send a servant (presumably a slave) to cook and clean for him; asking about younger brother Tom

Letter, 1861 May 19, 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 Jackson. Oscar recounts conditions in the camp, what the soldiers are given to eat, and the nearby penitentiary catching on fire.

Funeral Notice For Roger Barton Clark, Author Unknown

Clippings and Pamphlets

No abstract provided.

The Eastern Mail (Vol. 14, No. 45): May 16, 1861, Ephraim Maxham, Daniel Ripley Wing

The Eastern Mail (Waterville, Maine)

Continues The Waterville Union (April-July 1847).
Published weekly, July 19, 1847-Aug. 28, 1863.
Publishers: E. Maxham, 1847-1849; Maxham & Wing, 1849-1863.
"Independent," 1847-1856; "Republican," 1856-1863.
Editors: E. Maxham & D.R. Wing, 1849-1863.
Continued by The Waterville Mail (September 1863-May 1906).
See Gerould, W.G.: American newspapers, 1821-1836; Whittemore, E.C.: Centennial history of Waterville.
Colby Libraries catalog record (CBBcat): http://cbbcat.net/record=b1228542~S19
WorldCat record (OCLC): http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10486915

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner May 14, 1861

Mount Vernon Banner Historic Newspaper 1861

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner was a newspaper published weekly in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Until 1853, it was published as the Democratic Banner.

Letter, 1861 May 13, 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 Jackson in Columbus. Oscar describes the camp and mentions that it "looks like a pig pen."

John Guy Lofton To Elizabeth C. Lofton (13 May 1861), John Guy Lofton

Correspondence

Regarding his doubt of a battle at Harper's Ferry but predicting a possible battle on the Potomac and discussing religious life in camp.

The Eastern Mail (Vol. 14, No. 44): May 9, 1861, Ephraim Maxham, Daniel Ripley Wing

The Eastern Mail (Waterville, Maine)

Continues The Waterville Union (April-July 1847).
Published weekly, July 19, 1847-Aug. 28, 1863.
Publishers: E. Maxham, 1847-1849; Maxham & Wing, 1849-1863.
"Independent," 1847-1856; "Republican," 1856-1863.
Editors: E. Maxham & D.R. Wing, 1849-1863.
Continued by The Waterville Mail (September 1863-May 1906).
See Gerould, W.G.: American newspapers, 1821-1836; Whittemore, E.C.: Centennial history of Waterville.
Colby Libraries catalog record (CBBcat): http://cbbcat.net/record=b1228542~S19
WorldCat record (OCLC): http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10486915

03. The Holy War - Harriet Beecher Stowe (1861), Harriet Beecher Stowe, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Stowe, Harriet Beecher. “The Holy War,” The Independent (New York), May 9, 1861, pg. 1.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/pub_independent

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner May 7, 1861

Mount Vernon Banner Historic Newspaper 1861

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner was a newspaper published weekly in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Until 1853, it was published as the Democratic Banner.

William C. Nelson To Maria C. Nelson (5 May 1861), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Camp life; package received from home; religion

National Anti-Slavery Standard Vol. Xxi. No. 51, Saturday, May 4, 1861

Civil War Text

The National Anti-Slavery Standard was the official weekly newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society, established in 1840 under the editorship of Lydia Maria Child and David Lee Child. The paper published continuously until the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1870. Its motto was “Without Concealment—Without Compromise.” It contained Volume I, number 1, June 11, 1840 through volume XXX, number 50, April 16, 1870. The digitized issue available at UCF Special Collections is: Vol. XXI. No. 51, Saturday, May 4, 1861.

The Eastern Mail (Vol. 14, No. 43): May 2, 1861, Ephraim Maxham, Daniel Ripley Wing

The Eastern Mail (Waterville, Maine)

Continues The Waterville Union (April-July 1847).
Published weekly, July 19, 1847-Aug. 28, 1863.
Publishers: E. Maxham, 1847-1849; Maxham & Wing, 1849-1863.
"Independent," 1847-1856; "Republican," 1856-1863.
Editors: E. Maxham & D.R. Wing, 1849-1863.
Continued by The Waterville Mail (September 1863-May 1906).
See Gerould, W.G.: American newspapers, 1821-1836; Whittemore, E.C.: Centennial history of Waterville.
Colby Libraries catalog record (CBBcat): http://cbbcat.net/record=b1228542~S19
WorldCat record (OCLC): http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10486915

William C. Nelson To Thomas Nelson (2 May 1861), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Thanking him for recent letter; description of camp life for his little brother; and description of Florida

William C. Nelson To Foster Cage (2 May 1861), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Sickness in camp; drills for the company; eagerness for fight to commence; Virginia's secession; Major McGuirk "getting up" a company; John Goodrich; general comments on camp life

William C. Nelson To J. H. Nelson (2 May 1861), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Mentions receiving mail from home; duties nursing the sick; where to direct mail; thoughts of an impending attack from Fort Pickens against the Navy Yard

William C. Nelson To Maria C. Nelson (2 May 1861), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Religious life in camp; Dr. Barnard; flowers in Florida; missing Holly Springs

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner April 30, 1861

Mount Vernon Banner Historic Newspaper 1861

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner was a newspaper published weekly in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Until 1853, it was published as the Democratic Banner.

W. C. Falkner To H. R. Miller (29 April 1861), William C. Falkner, Hugh R. Miller

Correspondence

Concerning outrage at the decision to move troops and separate the regiment.

Letter From Robert Patterson To His Mother On April 28, 1861, Robert Patterson

Patterson Family Correspondence

Robert Patterson wrote this letter to his mother on April 28, 1861. In the letter he talks about his health, food conditions at camp and orders to troops to move to Camp Dennison, at Loveland, Ohio from Camp Jackson.

S. P. Walker To W. C. Falkner (27 April 1861), S. P. Walker, William C. Falkner

Correspondence

Reply to Falkner concerning his disappointment at Governor Pettus' "arrangements"

The Eastern Mail (Vol. 14, No. 42): April 25, 1861, Ephraim Maxham, Daniel Ripley Wing

The Eastern Mail (Waterville, Maine)

Continues The Waterville Union (April-July 1847).
Published weekly, July 19, 1847-Aug. 28, 1863.
Publishers: E. Maxham, 1847-1849; Maxham & Wing, 1849-1863.
"Independent," 1847-1856; "Republican," 1856-1863.
Editors: E. Maxham & D.R. Wing, 1849-1863.
Continued by The Waterville Mail (September 1863-May 1906).
See Gerould, W.G.: American newspapers, 1821-1836; Whittemore, E.C.: Centennial history of Waterville.
Colby Libraries catalog record (CBBcat): http://cbbcat.net/record=b1228542~S19
WorldCat record (OCLC): http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10486915

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner April 23, 1861

Mount Vernon Banner Historic Newspaper 1861

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner was a newspaper published weekly in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Until 1853, it was published as the Democratic Banner.

William C. Nelson To Maria C. Nelson (21 April 1861), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

(Headquarters of the Mississippi Volunteers) Misfortune of Powell family; health concerns; visit to the Marine Hospital; description of Florida; secession of Virginia and excitement in camp; riots in Baltimore; Star of the West; and camp band; sending shells home.

The Eastern Mail (Vol. 14, No. 41): April 18, 1861, Ephraim Maxham, Daniel Ripley Wing

The Eastern Mail (Waterville, Maine)

Continues The Waterville Union (April-July 1847).
Published weekly, July 19, 1847-Aug. 28, 1863.
Publishers: E. Maxham, 1847-1849; Maxham & Wing, 1849-1863.
"Independent," 1847-1856; "Republican," 1856-1863.
Editors: E. Maxham & D.R. Wing, 1849-1863.
Continued by The Waterville Mail (September 1863-May 1906).
See Gerould, W.G.: American newspapers, 1821-1836; Whittemore, E.C.: Centennial history of Waterville.
Colby Libraries catalog record (CBBcat): http://cbbcat.net/record=b1228542~S19
WorldCat record (OCLC): http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10486915

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner April 16, 1861

Mount Vernon Banner Historic Newspaper 1861

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner was a newspaper published weekly in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Until 1853, it was published as the Democratic Banner.

13. The Battle Set In Array - Henry Ward Beecher (1861), Henry Ward Beecher (Reverend), Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Beecher, Henry Ward. Patriotic Addresses in America and England from 1850 to 1885, on Slavery, the Civil War, and the Development of Civil Liberty in the United States. New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1887, p. 277-288.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/14020036/