Photocopies of 19 letters from David Allan, Jr. to his mother, father, brother James, and sister Anna while in military service with the 29th Missouri Infantry (Union) at Atlanta, Ga.; Crab Tree Creek, Fayetteville, and Raleigh, N.C.; Petersburg, Alexandria, and Manchester, Va.; and Brightwood Park, D.C. Also includes photocopies of letter signed W.H. Gray, near Atlanta, Georgia, to Annie Allan, August 15, 1864, and letter signed 1st Lieutenant Willie H. Gray, near Atlanta, Georgia, to [David Allan, Jr.?], August 15, 1864. (60 pages), 1864 Aug 15-1865 June 11

File — Box: 1, Folder: 27

Identifier: A0017-00002

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The David Allan, Jr., Letters include letters written by Allan from Cape Girardeau and Patterson, Missouri, dated October to December 1862, which briefly describe conditions in southeast Missouri; letters written from Woodville, Alabama, dated January to March 1864; letters written from near Atlanta, dated July to August 1864, including brief accounts of the battles of Atlanta and Ezra Chapel; and account of the Grand Review in Washington, D.C. The collection also includes one letter from J.S. Brown, Louisiana, Missouri, to James Allan, August 2, 1864.