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Letter, 1862 April 14, 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 marching from Huttonsville to Monterey, Virginia, a skirmish with the Rebels, and more.

J. J. Little To Mr. And Mrs. Little (13 April 1862), Jefferson J. Little, Little Family

Correspondence

Discusses rumors of Confederate victories, having met prisoners of war and news of the injured and dead. Also discusses rumors of a battle at Corinth and their orders to march.

Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1862 April 12, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

Letter To Jefferson Patterson From An Unknown Sender In 1862, Unknown

Patterson Family Correspondence

This letter is to Jefferson Patterson from an unknown sender from 1862. The letter relates information that the sender received from Pittsburg Landing.

James T. Jones To Sallie Jones (12 April 1862), James T. Jones, Sallie Jones

Correspondence

James discusses his new camp life near the enemy and asks again for the name of the slanderer.

Note, April 11, 1862, George Cheever

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Note that reads "April 11th 1862

Received of G. W. Cheever Executors of Nathan Cheever decesed[sic] thirty dollars, being the full amount [unknown] to ne by Said Nathan Cheever deceased Eunice Sebeing[sic]"

Forrest Little Letter Of April 11, 1862, Forrest Little

Civil War Letters of Forrest Little

From Yorktown, Virginia: "I have slept but 6 hours out of 48"

Letter From William Patterson To His Mother Julia On April 10, 1862, William Patterson

Patterson Family Correspondence

William Patterson wrote this letter to his mother, Julia, on April 10, 1862 from Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. He writes to say that he is alive and well, and survived the battle which recently took place there.

The Eastern Mail (Vol. 15, No. 40): April 10, 1862, 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

Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1862 April 9, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner April 8, 1862

Mount Vernon Banner Historic Newspaper 1862

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

Letter To Samuel Cooper From Robert E. Lee Requesting Orders For Gen. S.R. Gist, Maj. Gen. J.C. Pemberton, And General Trapier, Signed August 8, 1862., Robert Edward Lee

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Robert E. Lee writes to Samuel Cooper to request an order for General States Rights Gist to report to Major General J.C. Pemberton for duty with the troops under his command in South Carolina and Georgia. He also advises General Trapier to report to General Beauregard for duty, signed by Robert E. Lee, 8 April 1862.

Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1862 April 8, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

1862-04-08 Weekly Chronicle And Sentinel, Weekly Chronicle And Sentinel (Augusta, Ga)

Defending Savannah: History and Archaeology of the Gibson's Point Battery

An excerpt from the Weekly Chronical and Sentinel detailing a friendly fire incident that occurred just off of Whitemarsh island during the American Civil War, published on April 8, 1862.

"Sad Accident," Weekly Chronicle and Sentinel (Augusta, GA), April 8, 1862.

1862-04-07 Utica Morning Herald & Daily Gazette, Utica Morning Herald & Daily Gazette (Utica, Ny)

Defending Savannah: History and Archaeology of the Gibson's Point Battery

An excerpt from the Utica Morning Herald & Daily Gazette detailing frontline military dispatches from the American Civil War, published on April 7, 1862.

Utica Morning Herald & Daily Gazette (Utica, NY). April 7, 1862.

Letter, 1862 April 6, Mary [Mary Ladley] To Brother [Oscar D. Ladley], Mary Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscar Ladley from his sister in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Mary writes about the weather, events in town, and more.

Letter From "Hd. Qus. Dept. Of Northern Va." 6 April 1862, Confederate States Of America. Army. Virginia.

Correspondence

Regarding Special Order No. 98 by command of General Johnston.

Letter Reporting Military Engagement, From William J. Hardee To Braxton Bragg, April 4, 1862., William J. Hardee

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Hardee describes an attack on Confederate forces by Union cavalry and infantry, just before the Battle of Shiloh.

Stephen Daggett To H. R. Miller (4 April 1862), Stephen Daggett, Hugh R. Miller

Correspondence

Update on Miller's home in Pontotoc

Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1862 April 3 (2), Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1862 April 3 (1), Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

The Eastern Mail (Vol. 15, No. 39): April 3, 1862, 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

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.

Affairs On Wilmington And Whitemarsh Islands, Ga., Rudolph Rosa

Defending Savannah: History and Archaeology of the Gibson's Point Battery

A report submitted by Colonel Rudolph Rosa, of the 46th New York Volunteer Infantry, from Tybee Island, Georgia on April 3, 1862 describing military actions on Wilmington and Whitemarsh Islands on March 30-31, 1862.

U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 128 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1880–1901), Series I, Vol. 53, p. 2-3.

Letter, 1862 April 2, C. Ladley [Catherine Ladley] To Son [Oscar D. Ladley], Catherine Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscar Ladley from his mother in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She writes about reading about the 44th Regiment in the newspaper, the weather, and more.

Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1862 April 2, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner April 1, 1862

Mount Vernon Banner Historic Newspaper 1862

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

The New York Times

Civil War Text

The New York Times, Vol. XI-No. 3283, Tuesday, April 1, 1862. Oversized newspaper consisting of 8 pages. This issue includes headline news from Washington.

The New York Times.

African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection – Text

The New York Times, Vol. XI-No. 3283, Tuesday, April 1, 1862. Oversized newspaper consisting of 8 pages. This issue includes headline news from Washington.

1862-04-04 Federal Union, Federal Union (Milledgeville, Ga0

Defending Savannah: History and Archaeology of the Gibson's Point Battery

An excerpt from the Federal Union describing how Confederate forces used thirty-one wooden dummy guns at Centreville to deceive the Union army for almost ninety days, published in April of 1862.

Federal Union (Milledgeville, GA). "The Great Farce—The Enemy at Centreville." April 1862.