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Contains 114 Results:

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Camp Butler, IL (march, camp life, food), Aug. 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Aug. 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Camp Butler, IL (weapons, furlough, food), Aug. 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Aug. 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister Carrie, Camp Butler, IL (alcohol, food, mail, marching orders), Aug. 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Aug. 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Camp Butler, IL (details about camp, prisoners’ quarters, daily routine), Aug. 24, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Aug. 24, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to brother, Camp Butler, IL (money, mail, marches), Aug. 30, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Aug. 30, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Camp Butler, IL (food, theft, unrest in the company, guard duty), Aug. 31, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Aug. 31, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to Caty, Camp Butler, IL (camp life, Caty learning to write), Sept. 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Sept. 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to brother, Camp Butler, IL (payday, mail), Sept. 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Sept. 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to “folks at home,” Camp Butler, IL (food, company muster orders, weather, camp life, list of officers), Sept. 7, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Sept. 7, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Camp Butler, IL (weather, muster-in ceremony, camp life), Sept. 17, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Sept. 17, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Camp Butler, IL (mail, camp ceremony, weather), Oct. 1, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Oct. 1, 1862

Letter fragment, Colby, Carlos to unknown, unknown location (food, captured soldiers, newspapers, illness in camp), Oct. 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Oct. 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, near Covington, KY (camp life and rules, deserters), Oct. 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Oct. 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister Sallie, Fort Mitchell, KY (mail, camp life, rations, march), Oct. 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Oct. 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Fort Mitchell, KY (march, camp life, mail and pictures), Oct. 10, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Oct. 10, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Camp Rutherford, KY (march, camp life, food), Oct. 10, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Oct. 10, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to Sara, Falmouth, KY (march, weather, details about brigade, prisoners, sewing), Oct. 21, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Oct. 21, 1862

Letter fragment, Colby, Carlos to unnamed (striking camp), Oct. 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Oct. 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister Carrie, Paris, KY (union demonstrations, marches, disagreement with a captain), Oct. 27, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Oct. 27, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister Sallie, Nicholasville, KY (mail, camp life, illness, unrest in camp, money), Nov. 1, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Nov. 1, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Camp Smith, KY (accidents and deaths in camp, mail, dissent in camp), Nov. 9, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Nov. 9, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Frankfort, KY (illness, march, mail, new camp in Louisville), Nov. 12, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Nov. 12, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Louisville, KY (mail, illness-mumps, march to Memphis), Nov. 18, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Nov. 18, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sisters, on Transport Moderator (illness-mumps, mail, church, moving camp), Nov. 23, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Nov. 23, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Memphis, TN (weather, health, lodging, mail, war), Nov. 28, 1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Consists of 129 Civil War letters of Carlos W. Colby of the Illinois 97th Volunteer Infantry Regiment written between 1862 and 1865 to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece. These letters describe in detail all aspects of Colby’s daily camp life as a common soldier including such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation and weaponry, as well as reflecting social and racial attitudes, moral and mental states, observations of the military...
Dates: Nov. 28, 1862