Head Quarters 6th Division Army of the Tenn Sept. 22d 1862 Major P. Ord Asst Adjt Gen I have the honor to report the following as the part taken by a portion of the sixth division in the expedition against Iuka
Libby, Luke – August 3, 1862
Dundee August The 3ird in 1862 Dear Mothr & friends in [ ? ] I has ben a gong time Sine I [ ? ] or wrote you a letter & with the request of my brother luke I will wright you a few lines informing you I am well at presant & desire those lines to find you the same luke at present is well he has Laid sick in the hosspitel 2 months previous to that he was in a verry Hard battel of two days duration
Oliver, John M. – May 6, 1862
Corinth May 6th 1862 My Dear Cousin Your most welcome letter was recived several days since, and I should have answered it sooner had I not been out on a scout when it came. I assure you I was happy to receive it in fact I am always glad to hear from you Cousin Eva you are allways so kind to me for which I shall ever feel grateful Both myself and horse were completely worn out. We were out seven days and nights during the time we did not take the saddles off of our horses.
Oliver, John M. – March 19, 1862
Michigan Executive Office Jackson March 19 1862 Col John M. Oliver Dear Sir I have your letter enclosing list for Commissions which I send to the Adjutant General with directions to issue the Commissions as you desire & send them to you. I am well pleased with your management of the 15th Regiment
Oliver, John M. – January 26, 1862
Washington Jan 26 1862 My Dear Colonel Your kind favor of 17th inst was recd last night. Allow me to offer my sincere congratulations upon your promotion & also to wish you & your command that success which, I have no doubt you will attain. I hope it is not necessary for me to say a word in regard to remarks made by Luce, as you Know us both, & think you will give me credit of saying to you frankly at all times whatever I had to say
Oliver, John M. – January 15, 1862
To all who shall see these Presents, Greeting: Know Ye, That, reposing special trust and confidence in the Patriotism, Valor, Ability and Fidelity of John M. Oliver in the name and by the authority of the People of the State of Michigan, I do hereby appoint him Colonel Fifteenth Regiment, Michigan Infantry Brigade,
Oliver, John M. – July 23, 1861
Washington My Dear Wife July 23 1861 Ere this you will have recd my letter and the news of the Federal defeat. It is useless for me to describe either what I saw or what I have heard for you will We both in the papers All I have time to say is that the defeat was decisive. It was a perfect [ ? ] one Sunday afternoon by [ ? ] we recd news from the battle which was all favorable until about 6 o’clock when we saw the first fugitives who were thank God not the citizen soldiers but regulars (officers & men) who told us every thing was lost & to fly but we did not do so
Oliver, John M. – May 21, 1861
LETTER FROM HON. C. C. CLAY, JR. Washington, May 21, 1860. MY DEAR SIR: Severe illness, which has confined me to my room for ten days, has prevented my answering your letter sooner. And such is my prostration at this time that I feel I am not equal to the mental or physical effort necessary to reply fully to each of the questions you suggest. The action of our delegates in the Charleston Convention meets my cordial approval. It evinced a fidelity to principle and an unconquerable intrepidity in its maintenance that merits the admiration. and gratitude of every true Southern heart. I am happy to state that their course is approved by nearly all the Senators of the seceding States(I am not sure that I should except one) and a large majority of the Representatives of those States. I know it it is approved by four of my colleague-Messrs. Moore, Curry, Clopton, and Pugh.