Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of letters written by six Civil War soldiers who served in Merrill’s Horse and one letter written by a relative of a soldier. The letters are arranged chronologically, most of which date from 1861 to 1862, with fewer letters written in 1863 and 1864. A large gap exists in which there are no letters from 1865 to 1912. The only letter written after the end of the Civil War is dated 1913. Thirty-two of the letters are...