Scope and Contents note From the Series: The outgoing correspondence consists of letters Dawes wrote while a student at the State University at Madison, Wisconsin, and Marietta College in Ohio, which reflect the interests and attitudes of an intelligent, articulate and politically-minded young man. Beginning in January, 1861, enrolled in the 53rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Dawes wrote regularly and often to his mother and siblings relating vivid details of his daily military life, including graphic descriptions of battles he has been...