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William C. Nelson To Maria C. Nelson (15 October 1861), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Battle of Santa Rosa Island, Florida; regiment moving its quarters to a new encampment nearer the Navy Yard

Jefferson Medical College Session 1861-1862 Philadelphia., David B. Willson, John Willson

Medical Student and Faculty Lecture Notes

No abstract provided.

John Guy Lofton To Elizabeth C. Lofton (11 October 1861), John Guy Lofton

Correspondence

Discusses camp life.

William C. Nelson To Maria C. Nelson (10 October 1861), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Battle at Santa Rosa Island

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner October 8, 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.

1861-10-07, Nathaniel To Mariah, Nathaniel E. Douglas

Nathaniel E. Douglas Civil War correspondence

No abstract provided.

William C. Nelson To Maria C. Nelson (7 October 1861), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Looking for letter from home; camp life; movement into winter quarters soon; increased guard duty; religion; health

Forrest Little Letter Of October 3 And 6, 1861, Forrest Little

Civil War Letters of Forrest Little

From Chain Bridge/Camp Advance: "I went over to Middlebury & enlisted in the 5th Reg Vermont Volunteers Col. Smalley."

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner October 1, 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 (29 September 1861), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Travel to Pensacola from Mobile (must have been on furlough); University of Mississippi; Gus Powell receiving a discharge from Gen. Alcorn; alarms in the night; letter to sister; little sickness in camp

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner September 24, 1859

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.

John Guy Lofton To Elizabeth C. Lofton (20 September 1861), John Guy Lofton

Correspondence

Discussing the death of Wm, J Harris, Lee's defeat of Reynolds and Rosincrantz, sinking of Union boats on the Potomac.

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner September 17, 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.

J. A. Orr To H. R. Miller (11 September 1861), J. A. Orr, Hugh R. Miller

Correspondence

Discusses various people in Miller's district and attaches a copy of an ordinance

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner September 10, 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, September 8, Oscar D. Ladley To [Unknown], Oscar D. Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter from Oscar Ladley in Georgetown. In this letter Oscar writes about how certain high-ranking officers are received by their men, an acquaintance health, and wanting to visit Washington D.C.

John Guy Lofton To Elizabeth C. Lofton (7 September 1861), John Guy Lofton

Correspondence

Discussing his recovering health, Confederate advances to within sight of Washington, DC, heavy losses in Lofton's brigade, and his doubt for the possibility of a furlough.

William C. Nelson To Maria C. Nelson (4 September 1861), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Expecting a letter from home; absurd rumors of moving camp to Mississippi City or coast of Texas; fleet in harbor; death of one of their company; burial duty; ate dinner with Col. Chalmers and family; need for winter goods

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner September 3, 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.

Series 4. Civil War Reports, Rosters, Etc.: Box 4: Folder 8: Scan 1, Author Unknown

Military Records

Printed handbill entitled "Correspondence". Includes 2 September 1861 letter from E.R. Burt and W.S. Featherston to Colonel Jenkins.

11. Bread And The Newspaper - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1861), Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. “Bread and the Newspaper,” Atlantic Monthly (Massachusetts), September 1861, pg. 346-352.

Retrieved From: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1861/09/bread-and-the-newspaper/308748/

05. Morals Of Our Soldiers - The Christian Recorder (1861), Christian Recorder, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

W.H. “Morals of Our Soldiers,” The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia), August 31, 1861, pg. 4.

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

09. The Pathfinder - John C. Fremont (1861), John C. Fremont, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Fremont, J.C. “Proclamation from Major-General J.C. Fremont. August 30, 1861” in The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records, Series 1, Volume 3, pg. 466-467, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880-1901.

Retrieved From: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000625514

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner August 27, 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.

Leonidas Polk Letter To An Unidentified Confederate General, Addressing Various Issues Of Command And Supply. Fort Pillow, Tennessee, August 23, 1861., Leonidas Polk

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Confederate Major General Leonidas Polk writes to a general from Fort Pillow, discussing the latter's disposition in regard to Col. Neely's regiment. Polk also transmits further details regarding operations and supplies. Dated August 23, 1861.

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner August 20, 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.

06. Kentucky Civil War Neutrality Proclamation - Beriah Magoffin (1861), Beriah Magoffin, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Magoffin, [Governor] Beriah. Proclamation by the Governor of Kentucky, May 20, 1861.

Retrieved From: https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r41g0m071.

David Hurst To H. R. Miller (20 August 1861), David Hurst, Hugh R. Miller

Correspondence

Praising H. R. Miller's joining the Cavalry, considering his "age" and "position" and his happiness to find all three Millers unharmed after Manassas

Letter From Colonel A. Sanders Piatt To Captain Robert Patterson Dated August 14, 1861, Abram Sanders Piatt

Patterson Family Correspondence

Colonel Abram Sanders Piatt wrote this letter to Captain Robert Patterson on August 14, 1861, inviting Robert to join his Zouave regiment.

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner August 13, 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.