United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

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Transcripts of letters written to the editor of the Wyandot Pioneer, Upper Sandusky, Ohio between May 27 and June 17, 1864, from a soldier serving as Adjutant with the 144th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Transcription provided by Dan Masters.

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The Kehrwecker Family Papers consists of approximately .4 cubic feet, dating from 1830 to 1960. Primarily the Civil War era correspondence of Frederick and John Kehrwecker from 1861 through 1863, the collection also includes miscellaneous other letters, including a small series of Civil War letters in German, legal documents, family genealogical material, printed items, photographs, and an oral interview with family member Anna Kehrwecker taped in 1959.

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Letters and military service papers of a soldier serving with Co. F, 9th Ohio Cavalry.

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Personal collection centered on the families of Lena B. Rees and James L. Carter, their ancestors, and children. Contains extensive genealogical material, photographs, and some correspondence, including a few letters written by Rees family members in the 72nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and an extensive series by Robert A. Carter while in training for submarine service during World War II.

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Transcript of letters written primarily from John Curry Leonard to his sister Elizabeth F. Leonard Kleckner, with a few from Absalom E. Kleckner to his wife or from Tilden Kleckner to his sister-in-law; all men served in Co.A of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry; transcribed by Brad Quinlin.

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Correspondence of a private with Company H, 21st O.V.I. during the Civil War. Includes description of training, camp life, food, health conditions, and troop movements through the Battle of Chickamauga. Includes four letters of brother Elliott M. Warner, serving with the 144th O.V.I. in 1864

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Civil War letters from Patrick, who served with Co. K, 121st O.V.I.

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The Loyal B. Wort Papers consist of photocopies of a series of Civil War era letters, primarily from Loyal B. Wort, of Hicksville, Ohio, to his wife, Susan G. (Hendershot) Wort. The collection spans the period of his service from 1861 to 1864.

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Family correspondence, some with transcripts, of Clay family ancestors, including Stevens, Sindel, Tappan, Fisher, and Wood families. Includes Civil War era correspondence of James D. Fisher while serving with Co. F, 67th O.V.I.

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The Michael Adler papers consist of seventeen letters from the American Civil War along with other related materials from 1863 through 1886.

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Transcripts of correspondence primarily of Oscelia Clark Morgan in Tontogany, Ohio with her brothers and brothers-in-law, during the Civil War; individuals identified as serving in the 14th O.V.I., 21st O.V.I., and 2nd O.V.C. ; location of original letters unknown, identified as the Carleton Morgan Collection.

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Transcripts of letters written to the editor of the Wyandot Democratic Union, Upper Sandusky, Ohio between May 19 and July 7, 1864, from a soldier serving with Co.A, 144th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Transcription provided by Dan Masters.

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Civil War era correspondence from a member of Co. A, McLaughlin's Squadron, Ohio Cavalry to his family in Richland County, Ohio.

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Transcript of letter written from a soldier serving with Co.K of the 156th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, describing a battle at Folck's Mills, Maryland on Aug. 1, 1864. Transcription provided by Dan Masters.

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Civil War correspondence from a soldier serving with Co.C, 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Includes photocopies of the original letters and transcripts.

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Typed transcript of a diary kept between Jan. 1, 1863 and July 4, 1864, by a sergeant in Co.K, 35th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War

Scope and Contents The Robert H. Caldwell Papers consist of correspondence between the members of the Caldwell family during the Civil War.Robert Caldwell served with the 21st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company I, from September 1861 till February 1863. The correspondence presents a complete series of communications during the period Robert was in the army. Three of the letters are from his brother William, serving with the 72nd O.V.I., with one letter each from Robert's mother Jane, his...

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Journal of Lt. Robert Sample Dilworth from Ottawa in Putnam County, Ohio. He was promoted from 2nd lieutenant in companies G to 1st lieutenant of company I of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The journal includes accounts of camp life, foraging, and discipline, and details of maneuvers and casualties in the Battle of Chattanooga.

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The diaries of Robert S. Dilworth, consist of handwritten pocket diaries written by an officer of the 21st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry from 1861-1862.

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Civil War diary transcript, while serving with Co.I of the 21st O.V.I., plus transcripts of post-war diaries and journals of travels to Kansas and Alabama.

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Handwritten tablets of personal recollections and copies from daily military field diary written while serving as a private in Company I, 21st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Collection also includes Linton family photographs, genealogical data, and the History of the 21st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, by S. Canfield (1893).

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Photocopies of four letters written by Farsht who was serving with the 67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co.B during the Civil War; he was killed in the assault on Fort Wagner, S.C. on July 18, 1863.

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Transcript of speech originally published in the Wyandot County Republican, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, delivered at the sixth reunion of the 144th O.V.I. on October 22, 1891. Transcription provided by Dan Masters.

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The Samuel O. Chamberlain papers consist of Civil War era personal correspondence from 1861-1865 and post-war personal correspondence, some pension information, transcribed letters, and printed material from 1868-1925.

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The Sarah V. Dicken papers consist of original letters, photocopies, and transcripts of a series of Civil War era and late 19th century letters, primarily to and from Sarah Dicken, with some added genealogical information provided by the donor. The collection mostly spans the pre-war and post-war period from 1854 through 1898.