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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