Box 1
Container
Contains 43 Results:
ALS D. G. Harrington, Camp Benton to Mother, Battle Creek. Have received saddles and all equipment; march tonight. George Rowell is sick , 25 Sept 1861
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
25 Sept 1861
ALS D. G. Harrington, Camp Benton to Mother, Battle Creek. Doesn’t know when they will leave Camp Benton; received clothes from George Rowell; explains their clothing allotments; has a new horse; reports that a cavalry company from Springfield left last night , 28 Sept 1861
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
28 Sept 1861
ALS D. G. Harrington, Benton Barracks to Brother Joseph, Battle Creek. On guard duty in the rain; describes the cannons and trenches at one of the forts that he guarded , 02 Oct 1861
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
02 Oct 1861