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Carlos W. Colby Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Colby
Abstract
Primarily correspondence (129 letters) of Illinois farmer and Civil War soldier Carlos W. Colby, written between 1862 and 1865, to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece, plus a dozen Civil War letters written by Colby’s future brother-in-law James Rowe. Also includes Colby’s reminiscences of his boyhood and his service in the 97th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, some family correspondence, genealogical material and a few photos.
Dates:
1821-1937; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1865
Francema Mason - Otis Mason Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Mason
Abstract
Nineteen letters from Otis Mason, a sergeant in the Civil War to his Illinois wife, Francema Otis. Twelve letters from various friends and family, and a wedding invitation are also included.
Dates:
1863-1876; Majority of material found within 1863 - 1868
George Deal Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Deal
Abstract
Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal, Ohio Union soldier in the Civil War, to his wife Sarah Cole Deal. Also, photographs of Sarah and George Deal, photocopies of army service records, three Confederate bills, and a few genealogical notes made by Deal's grandson.
Dates:
1862-1975; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1864
John C. Fleming Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Fleming
Abstract
Civil War letters of John C. Fleming, 1862-1865, Chicago enlistee in the Chicago Board of Trade Battery, Horse Artillery, Illinois Volunteers; small collection of Fleming family mementos and letters, 1863-1906, bulk 1900-1906.
Dates:
1862-1906
John J. Russell Letters
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Russell J
Abstract
Twelve letters of John J. Russell of Sterling, Illinois, documenting his service as a sergeant and 2nd lieutenant in Company B of the 13th Illinois Infantry in Missouri, Mississippi, and Alabama. Russell writes to his brother, Charles, and sister, Julia, from Rolla, Franklin, and Heetsville, Mo., Vicksburg, Miss., Cairo, Ill., and Bridgeport and Madison Station, Ala. One letter (Dec. 6, 1861) is written on stationery containing a printed vignette portrait of McClellan.
Dates:
1861-1864
L. S. Willard Letters
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Willard
Abstract
First Lieutenant in the 11th Illinois Cavalry, Company G, who later served as major and aide-de-camp to General James Birdseye McPherson. Includes letters home to family from Brimfield, Peoria County, Illinois, from Camp Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Tennessee, and Louisiana, 1862-1864.
Dates:
1862-1864
Richard Realf Letters and Poems
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Realf
Abstract
Twenty-two letters of Richard Realf to Laura B. Merritt and her sister Marian Merritt Cramer of Chicago, written while in active service in the Illinois Eighty-eighth Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, 1864-1865. Also, two poems of Realf’s and a poem written by Marian Cramer.
Dates:
1864-1865
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- Soldiers -- Southern States -- Correspondence 4
- Atlanta Campaign, 1864 -- Personal narratives 3
- Parent and adult child -- Correspondence 3
- Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence 3
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- Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 2
- Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 2
- Husband and wife -- Correspondence 2
- Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 2
- Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 2
- Patriotic envelopes 2
- Photographs -- Illinois -- 1851-1900 2
- Pictorial lettersheets 2
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- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 2
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- Louisiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
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- Poems -- 1864 1
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- Resaca, Battle of, Resaca Ga, 1864 -- Personal narratives 1
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- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
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- Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 -- Personal narratives 1
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- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 2
- Brown, Olympia, 1835-1926 1
- Colby family 1
- Colby, Carlos W., 1837-1922 1
- Confederate States of America 1
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- Dawson, Mitchell, 1890-1956 1
- Deal family 1
- Deal, George, approximately 1825-1864 1
- Fleming, John C., 1844- 1
- Hathaway, Maria Sabin, 1807-1896 1
- Mason family 1
- Mason, Francema A., 1837-1911 1
- Mason, Otis S., 1833-1919 1
- McClellan, George B. (George Brinton) 1
- McPherson, James Birdseye 1
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- United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861-1864) 1
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- United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 97th (1862-1865) 1
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