Box 2
Container
Contains 62 Results:
Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister Sallie, Five Mile Creek, MS (sister Caroline’s death, the care of Caroline’s children, recovering from illness, packages and mail), Jan. 12, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 115
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:
Jan. 12, 1865
Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister Sallie, East Pascagoula, MS (recent retreat, hard landscape, special treatment due to illness, receipt of delayed letter from deceased sister, detailed account of finding the regiment), Jan. 18, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 116
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:
Jan. 18, 1865
Letter, Colby, Carlos to Sallie, East Pascagoula, MS (illness at home, monotony of camp life, description of schedule in camp, discipline, money), Jan. 29, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 117
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:
Jan. 29, 1865
Letter, Colby, Carlos to niece Carrie, Barrancas, FL (condolences on her mother’s recent death, outline of duties in camp, description of lodging in camp, weather), Feb. 19, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 118
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:
Feb. 19, 1865
Letter, Colby, Carlos to Sallie, Barrancas, FL (national salute for Washington’s birthday, reflection of time enlisted, strictness of new leader, discipline in camp, health of the regiment), Feb. 22, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 119
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:
Feb. 22, 1865
Letter, Colby, Carlos to “my own dear Carrie,” Barrancas, FL (received recent letter with handkerchief from deceased sister, surprised at progress in school, camp life), Mar. 4, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 120
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:
Mar. 4, 1865
Letter, Colby, Carlos to Sallie, near Pensacola, FL (news about occupation of Charleston, upcoming march, anecdote about a corporal’s demotion, request for news from home), Mar. 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 121
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:
Mar. 1865
Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, near Pensacola, FL (terrain of Florida Flats, recent marches, General Steele, mail, health, new camp, leadership), Mar. 22, 24, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 122
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:
Mar. 22, 24, 1865
Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, near Fort Blakely, AL (siege near Fort Blakely, injuries in the regiment, upcoming marching orders, mail, prospect of selling property at home), Apr. 8, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 123
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:
Apr. 8, 1865
Diary entry, Colby, Carlos near Fort Blakely, AL (account of the siege of Fort Blakely, written after the siege of Fort Blakely), Mar. 19-Apr. 7, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 124
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:
Mar. 19-Apr. 7, 1865
Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, near Blakely, AL (written while in the hospital, injury sustained in the siege and subsequent hospital stay), Apr. 10, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 125
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:
Apr. 10, 1865
Letter, Colby, Carlos to Sallie, Sedgwick, AR (food, update on injury sustained in siege, account of the fight and how injury was sustained, casualties in the regiment, account of trip to current hospital), Apr. 17, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 126
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:
Apr. 17, 1865
Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, St. Louis, MO Marine Hospital (stay in hospital, request for discharge papers from home, Charlie’s visit, food, reading material), July 6, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 127
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:
July 6, 1865
Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, St. Louis, MO Marine Hospital (weather, leisure time, visiting Charlie, mail, possible upcoming discharge, details about his ward, food), July 11, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 128
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:
July 11, 1865
Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, St. Louis, MO Marine Hospital (prospect of being discharged, details of getting paid, getting mustered out, request for leave of absence), July 16, 1865
File — Box: 2, Folder: 129
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:
July 16, 1865
Miscellaneous Civil War Envelopes from Colby, Carlos to various family members, no date
File — Box: 2, Folder: 130
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:
no date
Writings: "Battles 97th or days under fire", n.d.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 131
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:
n.d.
Writings: Chronological Table, Civil War Campaigns of Carlos W. Colby, n.d.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 132
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:
n.d.
Writings: Memoirs of Military Service, original mss., June 10, 1910
File — Box: 2, Folder: 133
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:
June 10, 1910
Writings: Memoirs of Military Service, Xerox copies, Mar. 16 and July 21, 1910
File — Box: 2, Folder: 134
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:
Mar. 16 and July 21, 1910
Writings: Reminiscences of childhood, Unfinished original mss. and Xerox copy, n.d.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 135
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:
n.d.
Writings: Reminiscences of childhood, version 2, Mar. 8, 1911. Xerox copy only
File — Box: 2, Folder: 136
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:
Mar. 8, 1911. Xerox copy only
Writings: "Story of my 4th of July experience", Feb. 23, 1915. Xerox copy only
File — Box: 2, Folder: 137
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:
Feb. 23, 1915. Xerox copy only
Miscellaneous: Official army documents. Xerox copies only
File — Box: 2, Folder: 138
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...
Miscellaneous: History of the 97th Infantry Regiment and company rosters. Neg. photostat
File — Box: 2, Folder: 139
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...