Box 1
Container
Contains 59 Results:
Letter, Near Vicksburg, (Vicksburg surrenders, sending pay), July 6, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
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 6, 1863
Letter, Bovina, Miss., east of Vicksburg, (Vicksburg, camp life, butternuts), Patriotic vignette, July 11, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
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 11, 1863
Letter, Camp Vicksburg, (advice on house, longing for home), July 30, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 28
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 30, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, Miss., (marching, deserters, hope for peace), Aug. 3, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
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:
Aug. 3, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (geography, longing for home, destruction of Vicksburg, butternuts), Aug. 6, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
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:
Aug. 6, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (sick furlough, sending pay, price of food and clothing, butternuts), Envelope, Aug. 17, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
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:
Aug. 17, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (illness, jail, butternut), Sept. 13, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 32
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:
Sept. 13, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (pay, letter from Cornelius Deavenport), Sept. 26, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 33
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:
Sept. 26, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (butternuts, weather), Sept. 27, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 34
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:
Sept. 27, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (scouting, marching), Oct. 21, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 35
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. 21, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (weather, hopes for mustering out, sending pay), Envelope, Oct. 28, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 36
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. 28, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (health, election, hopes for returning home), Nov. 11, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 37
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. 11, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (hopes for returning home, food prices, General Logan), Nov. 15, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 38
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. 15, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (weather, pay), Nov. 20, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 39
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. 20, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (sending pay), Envelope, Nov. 28, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 40
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. 28, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (sending pay, butternuts), Dec. 12, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 41
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. 12, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (sending pay), Envelope, Dec. 21, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 42
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. 21, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (sending pay, Christmas), Envelope, Dec. 25, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 43
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. 25, 1863
Letter, Vicksburg, (sending pay, longing for home), Jan. 3, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 44
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. 3, 1864
Letter, Vicksburg, (hopes for returning home), Jan. 8, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 45
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. 8, 1864
Letter, Vicksburg, (fragment) (hopes for returning home), Jan. 19, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 46
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. 19, 1864
Letter, Vicksburg, (hopes for returning home), Jan. 25, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 47
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. 25, 1864
Letter, Near Vicksburg, (marching, plans for returning home), Mar. 10, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 48
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:
Mar. 10, 1864
Letter, Cairo, Ill., (return to the army), May 8, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 49
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:
May 8, 1864
Letter, Huntsville, Ala., (marching, Sherman, geography, pay), Envelope, May 24, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 50
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:
May 24, 1864