109th New York Infantry Letter

3 pages, 5 x 8, in pencil, written by James M. Williams, to Ruth L. Bradley. Comes with stamped cover addressed to Ruth L. Bradley, Meredith Square, Delaware Co., N.Y.

In the field, Va., Nov. 26th, 1864

Dear Ruth,

As my thoughts are almost constantly upon you when not occupied by my daily duties, I feel it a relief to unburden them by the aid of the pen. I fancy I can see you now this very afternoon sitting by the fire reading while Emily is sitting on your lap, or standing by your side bothering you. Your Ma is...  

119th Pennsylvania Infantry Letter

4 pages, 5 x 8, in pencil written by Samuel Lodge.

Halt in the field near Warrenton, Va., July 25, 1863, Saturday, 5 P.M.

My Dear Mosher,

We arrived here after one of the most disturbing marches I ever have experienced. Since I wrote you last we marched to White Plains, a very hot & dusty tramp. We remained there about a day & left as a rear guard to the Sixth Corps wagons last night. We marched all night & are now halting along the road where we have been for two hours waiting for the balance of our brigade to come...  

1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Letter

2 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Edgar B. Bennett. Comes with stamped cover addressed to Miss Mary E. Marsh, Burlington, Milford County, Connecticut. C.D.S., Alexandria, Va., Feb. 28/64, with partial 3 cents rose George Washington postage stamp with bullseye cancellation.

Fort Richardson, [Va.], Feb. 27th, 1864

Dear Minnie,

It is with joy that I now seat myself to write you these few lines. I am well. I hope this may find you the same. I wrote you a letter yesterday. I directed it to Father for I put in $25 dollars...  

75th New York Infantry Letter

2 1/3 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Silas Doolittle, to his brother.

New Iberia, La., Jan. 4, 1864

Dear Brother,

It being a rainy day & not much to do I thought I would write you a few lines to let you know how I am getting along. There is not much going on here nor much excitement except reenlisting. The most of our Regt. have enlisted again for 3 years unless sooner discharged. They get the old $100 bounty & about $5.50 more to be paid in monthly installments. The Regt. is to be mustered as cavalry & furnish...  

75th New York Infantry Letter

2 1/2 pages, 7 x 9, written by Silas Doolittle, in a neat & bold pencil hand, to his Mother.

New Iberia, La., Nov. 15, 1863

Dear Mother,

Yours & Sarah’s acceptable letter of Oct. 27 came to hand day before yesterday & I was glad to hear from home once more. I wrote a letter home about 4 weeks ago when we were at "Carrion Crow" Bayou, but since then we have moved a number of times. I wrote you then that we were being mounted & we were all mounted shortly after I wrote. We then moved up beyond Opelousas near...  

75th New York Infantry Letter

4 pages, 5 x 8, written by Silas Doolittle, in a very neat & bold pencil hand, to his sister.

Camp in the field near Pattersonville, [Louisiana], Sept. 22d, 1863

Dear Sister,

Yours & Mother’s letters of Aug. 25th came to hand in due time together with one from Coleman & one from Alice. The last time I wrote we were at Camp Hubbard, but there was no rest for the wicked. We marched from there to Terrebonne Station & took the cars for Algiers which is on the Mississippi right opposite New Orleans. We laid there 3 days &...  

44th Ohio Infantry Letter

16 pages, 5 x 8, written by Charles Ramsay, to his wife, in a neat pencil hand. Comes with the original cover, addressed to Mrs. Chas. S. Ramsay, Springfield, Clarke Co., Ohio, with C.D.S., Gallipolis, O., June. 28, 1862, with 3 cents rose, George Washington postage stamp.

Camp Meadow Bluff, June 26th, 1862

My Dear Wife,

You will perceive from the above place of date I have returned to this point. I arrived safe, sound and in good condition together with the regiment in time for dinner yesterday. I would have written...  

75th New York Infantry Letter

4 pages, 5 x 8, written by Silas Doolittle, to his mother, in a very bold and neat pencil hand.

U.S. Barracks, New Orleans, La., Sept. 5th, 1862

Dear Mother,

I did not think when I wrote home last from Pensacola that we would be in New Orleans so soon, but the orders came for 3 companies of regulars & one Regt. of Volunteers & the 75th was ordered to pack knapsacks & be in readiness. We embarked in the Steam Ship Ocean Queen, Aug. 31st, but did not start out till the next day about 4 o’clock. They fired a salute for us...  

9th Maine Infantry Letter

4 pages, 8 x 12 1/4, in ink, written by Ira W. Bisbee.

Fernandina, Florida, Nov. 1st, 1862

Dear and beloved Parent,

The mail has at last got in and I received two letters from you and they was heartily received by me for it had been some time since I heard from you, and I felt very anxious to hear from you. One of your letters was dated Oct. 12th, the other Sept. 28th. One had two postage stamps in it, the other had three, and I thank you many times for them for they come very acceptable to me. And when I think that I...  

6th Maine Light Artillery Letter

2 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Henry E. Howard, to his sister. Comes with cover addressed to Mrs. Elenoria A. Leach, West Camden, Maine, with 3 cents, rose George Washington postage stamp, with C.D.S., Phil., Pa., Jul. 6, 1864.

Haddington, [Pa.], June 5, 1864

Dear Sister,

I take my pen in hand to answer the letter that I rec. from you the other day. I always (am) pleased to hear from home. I have got well again and hope you are all well. How does Aubrie’s hair grow now? We had an awful hail storm the day that I...  

6th Maine Light Artillery Letter

2 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Henry E. Howard, to his sister. Comes with cover addressed to Mrs. Eleanoria A. Leach, West Camden, Maine, with 3 cents rose, George Washington postage stamp, with bullseye cancellation.

In camp near Brandy Station, April 20, 1864

Dear Sister,

I received a letter from you the other night from Charlestown, Mass. I hope you had a good time a going through Boston. Did it look any as you thought it would? Miles bought quite a lot of shoes didn’t he? So he has concluded to keep ready...  

34th New York Infantry Letter

3 pages, 7 3/4 x 9 3/4, in ink, written by Philip Crewell.

Camp Falmouth, Va., Mar. 6th, 1863

H.J. Crewell

Brother,

It seems that something is the matter for I haven’t heard from you this week nor any of you. I am anxious to hear for I think some of you must be sick, but I hope this will find you as well as it leaves me. I am in good health and I hope you all may be the same. We had a review by Gen. Joe Hooker yesterday and that is a sign of a movement in short, but I can’t tell which way it will be. Some say...