My passion is studying American history leading up to & including the Civil War. I particularly enjoy reading, transcribing & researching primary sources such as letters and diaries.
This incredible letter was written in 1814 by Ann Ten Eyck (1783-1851) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while visiting her cousin Elizabeth “Betsey” (Harrison) Broadhead (1779-1867). She wrote the letter to her sister Catherine Ten Eyck (1798-1865) in Albany, New York. They were the daughters of Harmanus Ten Eyck (1749-1828) and Margarita Bleecker (1755-1834) who were married … More 1814: Ann Ten Eyck to Catharine Ten Eyck
This letter was written by Franklin (“Frank”) Marshall (1841-1911), the son of Robert G. Marshall (1812-1893) and Louisa Vickers (1813-1886) of Norton Center, Summit county, Ohio. Frank enlisted at the age of 21 on 10 August 1862 at Akron, Ohio, in Co. H, 104th Ohio Infantry. He was transferred to Co. C, 23rd Veteran Reserve Corps … More 1864: Franklin Marshall to Robert G. Marshall
This letter was written by Stacy C. Jones (1845-1927) who enlisted in Co. E, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry on 2 February 1864 and was appointed regimental clerk. He was transferred to Co. E, 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry on 1 June 1865. Stacy was the son of John Paul Jones (1815-1896) and Margaret C. Craft (1818-1896) of Upper … More 1865: Stacy C. Jones to Friend C. J. A.
These letters were written by Pvt. John W. Morse (1843-18xx) of Co. A, 29th Massachusetts Infantry. John was a bootmaker when he enlisted at age 18 on 18 April 1861 in the 1st Battalion Massachusetts Infantry. At Newport News, Virginia, the original seven companies were combined with three new Companies (“F,” “G” and “H”) in December … More 1862: John W. Morse to Friends & Relatives
This letter was written by Pvt. Charles E. Thompson (1845-1864) who enlisted at age 19 in Co. G, 114th New York Infantry. He was killed in action at Opequan Creek (otherwise known as the Third Battle of Winchester) in Virginia on 19 September 1864 and is buried in the Poolville Cemetery. Charles was the son … More 1864: Charles E. Thompson to Friend Ellen
This letter was written by Charles Carrolus Shondel (1840-1895), the son of Jacob Schandel (1806-1870) and Mary Bachtel (1813-1860) of Canton, Stark county, Ohio. [Notice that Charley spelled his named “Shondel” as opposed to the way his father spelled it.] Charles married Martha J. Miller in 1867. Charley wrote the letter to his friend, Benjamin … More 1864: Charles Shondel to Benjamin Franklin Bowers
This letter was written by 30 year-old Pvt. Augustus Luke Holbrook (1834-1911) to his brother Cyrus. August accepted a state bounty and enlisted in Co. H, 14th New York Heavy Artillery on 5 January 1864. This letter was written less than a month later from Fort Hamilton in New York Harbor where Augustus was laid … More 1864: Augustus Luke Holbrook to Cyrus Holcomb
This letter was written by Rev. William Nelson Stimson (1808-1903), a native of Worcester, New York, who became a devoted missionary of the Presbyterian Church in Indiana in the 1840s. William attended the Oneida Institute in New York before graduating from the Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1841. He was ordained as a … More 1846: William Nelson Stimson to Milton Badger
This letter was written by George W. Hough (1808-1878) from Jefferson City, Missouri, in December 1838. George was a native of Virginia. He was married to Mary G. Shawen (1814-1876) in 1833 and settled in Jefferson City in 1838 where George engaged in merchandizing until 1854. He was a representative in the Missouri legislature and in … More 1838: George W. Hough to David A. James
This letter was written by Benjamin Rohrer (1821-1909) and his wife, Sarah (McFarland) Rohrer (1826-1916), of Baughman, Wayne County, Ohio. They wrote the letter to their son, Allen K. Rohrer (1845-1864), a private in Company E, 169th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, not long after he had been mustered into the regiment. Allen enlisted in May 1864 … More 1864: Benjamin Rohrer & Family to Allen K. Rohrer
Batavia, Illinois
Saving history one letter at a time.
Saving history one letter at a time
by Washington Marlatt, 1848
Saving History One Letter at a Time
by Charles A. Frey
Co. B, 91st New York Infantry
39th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
19th Century Images
Letters from the 23rd Illinois Infantry, the 111th Pennsylvania Infantry, the 64th New York Infantry, and the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry
1st New Jersey Light Artillery
36th Massachusetts Volunteers
Co. B, 37th Illinois Volunteers
the pocket memorandum of Alexander C. Taggart
Co. I, 32nd New York Volunteers
Co. F, 62nd Pennsylvania Volunteers
Co. A, 124th New York Infantry & Co. B, 16th New York Cavalry
Co. H, 77th Illinois Volunteers
Co. D, 103rd Ohio Volunteers
Civil War Letters of Monroe McCollister, Co. B, 6th OVC
Civil War Letters of Nelson Statler, 211th PA
The Origin of Bluemont Central College
14th Connecticut drummer boy's war-time correspondence with his mother
Lt. Commander in the US Navy during the Civil War
Fighting with the Irish Brigade during the Peninsula Campaign
Letters of Dory & Morty Longwood, 7th Indiana
The Civil War Letters of Henry Clay Long, 11th Maine Infantry
The Civil War Letters of Jacob Bauer, 16th Connecticut, & his wife Emily
Saving History One Letter at a Time
3rd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, Co. I
The Diary of George W. Shue
A Virtual Archive of Civil War Likenesses collected by Dave Morin
Co. K, 7th Rhode Island Infantry
The Bancroft Collection of Civil War Letters
Company D, 37th Massachusetts Infantry
A Virtual Archive of his Letters, 1858-1869
Co. H, 13th New Hampshire Volunteers
Batavia, Illinois
Saving history one letter at a time.
Saving history one letter at a time
by Washington Marlatt, 1848
Saving History One Letter at a Time
by Charles A. Frey
Co. B, 91st New York Infantry
39th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
19th Century Images
Letters from the 23rd Illinois Infantry, the 111th Pennsylvania Infantry, the 64th New York Infantry, and the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry
1st New Jersey Light Artillery
36th Massachusetts Volunteers
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