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Letter To Margaret E. Cahill, 1861 December 30, Thomas W. Cahill

Col. Thomas W. Cahill Civil War Letters

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Letter To Margaret E. Cahill, 1861 December 30, Thomas W. Cahill

Col. Thomas W. Cahill Civil War Letters

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Letter From William Patterson To His Mother Julia On December 29, 1861, William Patterson

Patterson Family Correspondence

William Patterson wrote this letter to his mother on December 29, 1861. In the letter he talks about illness among the troops at Camp Wood and the recent work of rebuilding a bridge.

Letter To Margaret E. Cahill, 1861 December 28, Thomas W. Cahill

Col. Thomas W. Cahill Civil War Letters

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Letter To Margaret E. Cahill, 1861 December 25, Thomas W. Cahill

Col. Thomas W. Cahill Civil War Letters

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Letter From Jefferson Patterson To His Son Robert Dated December 25, 1861, Jefferson Patterson

Patterson Family Correspondence

Jefferson Patterson wrote this long letter to his son Robert on December 25, 1861. In the letter he talks about a bridge over Bacon Creek that was burned by Rebel soldiers and subsequently rebuilt. He mentions there have been a number of recruits from Dayton including Pettigrew and Longstreth, and the great ranks of troops in Kentucky. He refers briefly to newspaper reports of Charles Anderson's escape from Texas and the Rebel troops destruction of the Northern Missouri railroad. He also talks about visiting cousins Lizza and Jennie Price.

Letter From Robert Patterson To His Father Jefferson Patterson On December 21, 1861, Robert Patterson

Patterson Family Correspondence

Robert Patterson wrote this letter to his father on December 21, 1861. In the letter he discusses his recent illness and camp conditions. He also mentions one of his company officers, Captain Young, who has recently resigned.

Letter To Margaret E. Cahill, 1861 December 19, Thomas W. Cahill

Col. Thomas W. Cahill Civil War Letters

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Letter From Robert Patterson To His Father Jefferson On December 15, 1861, Robert Patterson

Patterson Family Correspondence

Robert Patterson wrote this letter to his father on December 15, 1861. He writes from Rolla, Missouri and discusses his recent illness and camp conditions. He also talks about the officers and their leadership abilities.

Letter To Margaret E. Cahill, 1861 December 7, Thomas W. Cahill

Col. Thomas W. Cahill Civil War Letters

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Letter To Margaret E. Cahill, 1861 November 29, Thomas W. Cahill

Col. Thomas W. Cahill Civil War Letters

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Partial Letter From Robert Patterson To An Unidentified Recipient Dated November 25, 1861, Robert Patterson

Patterson Family Correspondence

This is part of a letter from Robert Patterson to an unidentified recipient which describes the surrounding countryside where he is encamped on November 25, 1861.

Letter To Margaret E. Cahill, 1861 November 24, Thomas W. Cahill

Col. Thomas W. Cahill Civil War Letters

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Letter To Margaret E. Cahill, 1861 November 22, Thomas W. Cahill

Col. Thomas W. Cahill Civil War Letters

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Letter From Jefferson Patterson To His Son Robert Dated November 8, 1861, Jefferson Patterson

Patterson Family Correspondence

Jefferson Patterson wrote this letter to his son Robert on November 8, 1861. In the letter he talks about the issue of secession, recent elections and the Union ticket. Also mentioned is a battle which took place at Belmont, Missouri.

Letter To Margaret E. Cahill, 1861 November 7, Thomas W. Cahill

Col. Thomas W. Cahill Civil War Letters

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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.

Letter From Chas Mcdougal To Robert Patterson Dated July 29, 1861, Chas Mcdougal

Patterson Family Correspondence

Chas McDougal wrote this letter to Robert Patterson as a means of introduction for Clive Robson on July 29, 1861. In the letter he asks Patterson to assist in recruiting troops for Clive Robson.

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.

Letter From William Patterson To His Brother On April 13, 1861, William Patterson

Patterson Family Correspondence

William Patterson wrote this letter to his brother on April 13, 1861. In the letter he talks about daily life and family concerns.

Diary: W.E. Johnson, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

This file contains the scanned images of W.E. Johnson's diary that he kept as prisoner-of-war through 1864. Two versions of the scans are posted here: the main version a reduced-size PDF (13.5MB). An optimized PDF version (45.6MB) of the diary is also available for download on this page.

An automatically-updating draft transcription of the diary is available.

Diary From 1861, Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Diaries

The 1861 diary of Lucinda Merriss features a daily account of her life at home with family and friends. This year includes sections at the beginning featuring recipes and other notes. This is also the first year of the Civil War and mentions of Camp Chase in Columbus begin to appear. Notable dates include:

April 18: First mention of soldiers training in Columbus and enlistments from across the northern states.

June 21: Grandmother Merriss dies.

July 1: A great comet is seen in the northwest.

August 14: Notice of General Lyons' death during the war.

October 27-29: A work project …