Box 1
Container
Contains 59 Results:
Letter, Camp Dennison, Ohio, (uniform, pay), Patriotic vignette, Envelope, Oct. 23, 1862
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Oct. 23, 1862
Letter, Camp Dennison, Ohio, (pay, guard duty), Patriotic vignette, Nov. 9, 1862
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Nov. 9, 1862
Letter, Camp Dennison, Ohio, (travel, boats), Patriotic vignette, Dec. 5, 1862
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Dec. 5, 1862
Letter, South of Cincinnati, (steamboats, illiteracy), Patriotic vignette, Envelope, Dec. 14, 1862
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Dec. 14, 1862
Letter, Steamer to Columbus, Ky., (steamboats, illness, troop movement, hopes for peace), Patriotic vignette, envelope, Dec. 20, 1862
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Dec. 20, 1862
Letter, Columbus, Ky., (Christmas, food), Patriotic Vignette, Jan. 2, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Jan. 2, 1863
Letter, Lafayette, Tenn., (marching, food), Patriotic vignette, Envelope, Jan. 14, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Jan. 14, 1863
Letter, Near Memphis, Tenn., (illness, marching, hope for peace), Patriotic vignette, Envelope, Jan. 23, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Jan. 23, 1863
Letter, Near Memphis, Tenn., Envelope, Valentine, Jan. 30, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Jan. 30, 1863
Letter, Memphis, Tenn., (camp life, lack of news, instruction about rent/lack of money), Feb. 10, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Feb. 10, 1863
Letter, Memphis, Tenn., (washing, courage, hope for peace), Feb. 16, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Feb. 16, 1863
Letter, Memphis (fragment), (camp life), Feb., 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Feb., 1863
Letter, Memphis, Tenn., (pay, instructions about rent/lack of money, Feb. 17, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Feb. 17, 1863
Letter, Lake Providence, La., (Vicksburg, Destruction of countryside), Envelope, Feb. 24, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Feb. 24, 1863
Letter, Lake Providence, La., (instructions about rent/lack of money, longing for home, pay, troop movement), Envelope, March 19, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
March 19, 1863
Letter, Lake Providence, La., (plea for help from neighbors, longing for home), March 31, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
March 31, 1863
Letter, Lake Providence, La., (difficulty receiving and writing letters, sending pay, southern men), Apr. 8, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Apr. 8, 1863
Letter, Near Lake Providence, La., (sending pay), Envelope, Apr. 12, 1963
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Apr. 12, 1963
Letter, Louisiana, bank of the Mississippi, north of Vicksburg, (Vicksburg, draft, butternuts, advice about house, writing letters), Apr. 20, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
Apr. 20, 1863
Letter, Hanes Bluff, north of Vicksburg, Miss., (marching, friendship, battle, Vicksburg), June 2, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
June 2, 1863
Letter, Near Vicksburg, (marching, difficulty of writing), Envelope, June 7, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
June 7, 1863
Letter, Near Vicksburg, (marching, hospital, battle, longing for home and peace), Envelope, June 16, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
June 16, 1863
Letter, Near Vicksburg, (2 fragments) (parade, writing, sending pay, butternuts), [June, 1863].
File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
[June, 1863].
Letter Near Vicksburg, (writing letters), June 24, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
June 24, 1863
Letter, Near Vicksburg, (dead and wounded, inability to come home), July 4, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal to his wife Sarah Cole Deal, written for apparently illiterate Deal by several individuals. Written from Camp Dennison, Ohio, Lake Providence, La., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga., the letters briefly describe camp life, the scenery as his regiment moves south, his health and his concerns about army pay and his family's welfare. He frequently sent home advice to his wife on how to feed herself and her...
Dates:
July 4, 1863