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Letter, 1862 December 28, 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. Catherine writes about concern for Oscar for all the hardships he has endured that winter, news from home, and advice to offer the men "under" Oscar "courtesy and kindness."

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner December 27, 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 From Brigadier General W. S. Featherston To Major Thomas S. Mills. 27 December 1862 11 December 1862, Winfield Scott Featherston

Correspondence

Handwritten letter from Brigadier General W.S. Featherston to Major Thomas S. Mills, regarding the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Combined Letters, 1862 December 24, Allie And Mary [Alice And Mary Ladley] To Brother [Oscar D. Ladley], Alice Ladley, Mary Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Two separate letters, written on the same page, to Oscar Ladley from his sisters in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Alice asks Oscar about his recent march from Fredericksburg, gives him news from home, and more. Mary writes about acquaintances at home and missing Oscar on Christmas.

Letter, 1862 December 22, 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 Stafford, Virginia. Oscar writes about conditions in camp, his thoughts on news about the war, prices the officers pay for their food, and more.

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner December 20, 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, 1862 December 18, 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 Stafford, Virginia. Oscar details the conditions and their march from Chantilly to Stafford. He also mentions soldiers being upset with Major General Burnsides' tactics in a recent skirmish.

Letter, 1862 December 14, C. L. [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. In her letter, she thanks him for sending a piece of a flag that he had carried, news from the war, and information about demand notes that Oscar has sent her.

Combined Letters, 1862 December 14, Mary And Allie [Mary And Alice Ladley] To Brother [Oscar D. Ladley], Mary Ladley, Alice Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Two separate letters, written on the same page, to Oscar Ladley from his sisters in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Mary writes about wanting to teach next spring, other gentleman that have asked to correspond with her, and other news from home. Alice writes about news from home and weather.

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner December 13, 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.

T. G. Clark To Margery Clark (12 December 1862), Thomas Goode Clark

Correspondence

Thomas discussing rumors of the front at Fredericksburg & the Confederate Army being pushed back to Grenada, the health of various troops, his rejected furlough, weather conditions in Virginia, and advice on home matters & hiding food from the Union troops.

Jeff. College Lectures 1862+3+4+5+6, James C. Stockton

Medical Student and Faculty Lecture Notes

No abstract provided.

Letter, 1862 December 8, 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 Chantilly, Virginia. Oscar writes about the cold weather, details on leaves of absence from General Order No. 45, and more. He also encloses an attached list of Major General Sigel's staff with this letter.

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner December 6, 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.

Appointment. Confederate States Of America War Department (4 December 1862), Braxton Bragg (1817-1876)

Military Records

Appointment to position of Assistant Surgeon

Letter, 1862 November 30, 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. Catherine writes about attending the funeral of a woman who was killed in a train accident. She also writes about news from home.

Letter, 1862 November 30, 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 Chantilly, Virginia. Oscar writes about feeling the effects of a late night march, news about acquaintances, questions regarding money sent home, and more.

J. W. Henderson To Sarah A. M. Henderson (28 November 1862), John Watson Henderson, Sarah Anne Means Henderson

Correspondence

Henderson discusses being appointed as clerk & steward of a new hospital in Georgia; pay benefit of working in the hospital; news of smallpox;

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner November 27, 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.

Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1862 November 24), Roxana Chapin Gerdine

Correspondence

Roxana writes about her worries over what to do with the remains of their sister Lucy who died on March 21, 1862 of tuberculosis and is then buried at the Gerdine plantation. Lucy's remains would not be returned to Chicopee, MA until after the Civil War

William C. Nelson To Maria C. Nelson (23 November 1862), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

March to current campsite; Federal demands to surrender Fredericksburg; thinks there is "very little probability" of a general engagement taking place in this vicinity; heard rumors that the army in Mississippi has fallen back from Holly Springs to Grenada; Captain Sears; weather

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner November 22, 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.

J. W. Henderson To Sarah A. M. Henderson (19 November 1862), John Watson Henderson, Sarah Anne Means Henderson

Correspondence

Henderson writes from the Newsome Hospital. Describes the conditions in the hospital; his inability to obtain a furlough; the impending Winter;

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner November 15, 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.

J. H. Miller To H. R. Miller (14 November 1862), John Henry Miller Jr., Hugh R. Miller

Correspondence

Describes the conditions in Pontotoc and surrounding areas following the Battle of Corinth; the ease following the Confederate Army's settling in Holly Springs; crops; sickness among his slaves; the building of nearby fortifications and rumors of movement

Pass. Oxford, Ms (13 November 1862), H. E. Rascoe

Military Records

Pass to allow Howell to go to plantation near Desoto in Tunica County on urgent business; countersigned by Ballentine and Virgil V. Moore on reverse.

25. Telegram To Abraham Lincoln - John Pope (1862), John Pope, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Pope, John. Telegram to Abraham Lincoln, November 11, 1862.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/mal1950700/

27. The Indian Imbroglio, Abraham Lincoln, Don’T You Do It! - Andrew J. Van Vorhes (1862), Andrew J. Van Vorhes, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

“The Indian Imbroglio — Abraham Lincoln, Don’t you do it!” The Stillwater Messenger (Minnesota), November 11, 1862, p. 2.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/jan1186123thes/page/n5/mode/1up.

William C. Nelson To Maria C. Nelson (11 November 1862), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Not much happening at that moment- some skirmishing but not much; received some supplies but not much; general lack of provisions; saw Dr. Todd, Mary Lincoln's brother who was a Confederate

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1862 Nov. 10, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Victoria V I [Vancouver Island], Nov [November] 10^th 1862

My Dear Brother I arrived here this morning from San Juan Island, and found your welcome letter awaiting me at the Post Office. I regret that I did not get it sooner, but I have not been in Victoria for about six weeks, and although I have requested persons to enquire for the letters for me, they have reported none. I am confident however, from the date of yours Aug [August] 28^th, that it must have been here the last time I sent. I am sure that I …