/63 Hudson March 29th Dear Friend Mariette (If I may be allowed to address you this) You kind letter of Dec 30th came duly to hand and although you therein very kindly requested me to write soon, I must confess that I have been very negligent about writing, yes and I must say that with no excuse whatever to offer, I am almost ashamed to write at all after waiting so long. But I trust you have not yet forgotten me
Whitworth, Herbert – March 18, 1863
March 28” 1863 Walker March 18th, 1863 Mr Herbert Whitworth Esteemed Friend Your much welcome letter of the 6th inst was received by me on the 15 I replied so soon knowing that it must be very lonely for you seperated as you are by so long a distance from your friends and relatives And a word from a friend at home (though poorly written) will be cheering to the oft lonely Soldier
Fox, Perrin V. – February 21, 1863
Grand Rapids Feb 21st 63 Captain Fox Dear Sir I take my pen in hand to fulfill my promise to you I arrived home on Saturday knight after I left you all safe and sound with out accident but some body had started the story that I was taken prisoner
Fox, Perrin V. – February 2, 1863
Grand Rapids Feb. 2/63 Dear Father Your letter written so as to reach me on my birthday came to hand the day after Mother rec’d hers. The present you sent me was as unexpected as it was welcome. You say seeing he has done so well last fall I will send him a present.
Engles, Cornelius – January 6, 1863
Office of the U. S. Military Commander, Detroit, Michigan Jan. 6th 1863 A furlough for Seven (7) days is hereby Granted to Cornelius Engle of Company 1st Regiment Michigan Engrs + Mechs, at the expiration of which period, he will report at these Headquarters or be considered a Deserter. J. R. Smith Lieut. Col. U.S.A. Military Commander.
Baxter, Edwin – January 5, 1863
Fort Imus Laverne Tenn Jan. 5/63 Dearest Carrie I hear that the mail is in slow running order again and I hasten to send you a few lines to let you know of my safety. I have been hearty as usual since I wrote last. We have not been engaged in any of the great fights nor been farther to the front than we are at present. We moved here the last day of Dec.
Fox, Perrin V. – October 23, 1862
In the Field, Rolling Fork Ky. Oct. 23rd 1862 Dear Ida No letter from you since I wrote, but I gladly embrace every opportunity that presents, to inform you of the changes which we are making. Last monday morning we left camp two miles east of Crab Orchard,
Fox, Perrin V. – September 19, 1862
[ ? ] Knob Ky. Sept. 19th 1862 My Dear Ida If you were on the hills at whose base we lay, you could get a pretty good birds eye view of the Army of the Ohio. Wood’s Division is in the advance, six miles from here.
Brown, James C. – August 19, 1862
CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN TO VOLUNTEERS AT THE TIME OF THEIR DISCHARGE TO ENABLE THEM TO RECEIVE THEIR PAY, &c. I certify, on honor, that James C. Brown a private of Captain Garrett [ ? ] Company (G) of the 1st Regiment of Eng & Mechs Volunteers, of the state of Michigan, born in Merren County, State of Pennsylvania aged 24 years; 6 feet 1 inches high: Light complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, and by occupation a Carpenter, having joined the company on its original organization at Marshall Mick
Fox, Perrin V. – June 14, 1862
Bear Creek Miss. June 14th 1862 My Dear Ida Yours of the 28th + 29th ult. and 2nd ult. came to hand within three days. They found me very busy as I am foreman in the construction of the bridge over Bear Creek, which our forces burned to prevent communication of the rebels with the east. It is 300ft. by-two spans- the abutments 19ft. High above the water- which is from 5 to 16ft.
Kimball, Albert H. – April 30, 1862
Pay Account, April 30, 1862
Barker, George H. – April 16, 1862
Camp near the Battle Field Apr. 16th, 1861 My dear Mary I am seated on a knapsack and trying to write a few words to my Sweetheart dear Creature & excellent Wife. You see Mary I am learning a new style of writing or rather I indulge in the use of a variety principally useing the “jog hands? with now and then a sprinkling of the square hands with now and then a spicing of the “Old fashioned round hands,,
Fox, Perrin V. – March 15, 1862
Ordnance Store Invoice, March 15, 1862
Fox, Perrin V. – February 11, 1862
Somerset Ky. Feb. 11th 1862 My Dear Ida. Yours of the 30th ult. came to hand on Sunday. There has been considerable delay in your letters reaching me, but I have finally got them all as numbered. I have also received several papers. The one in which my letter to you is published has not yet arrival, but Capt. Sligh got one, which was circulated some in camp.
Reed, William – January 27, 1862
Union Camp [ ? ] First Reg. Mich Volunteers, Company G Jan 27 1862 M R alam [ ? ] Bdg it is with pleasure I [ ? ] my [ ? ] down to write you a few [ ? ] to let you no that i am well at present and hope this will find you the same
1st Michigan Engineers – January 1, 1862-April 30, 1862
1st Michigan Engineers Muster, Field and Staff, January 1, 1862 to April 30, 1862
Innes, William P. – December 9, 1861
Ordnance Store Invoice, December 9, 1861
Coffinberry, Andrew B. – November 23, 1861
Mansfield Ohio Nov 23. 1861 Dear Sister Becky: I commenced writing to you last Sunday, but was stopped, and now have only time for a few lines. I left L— last Monday. Charley & I went to Bellefontaine and had a bully old time till Thursday when, he left and I tried to but the train broke down
Dyer, Sylvester – Railroad Tickets
Railway Tickets 1861, May 29th, 1861, and April 1862