Box 1
Container
Contains 20 Results:
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Mother, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, MO (religion at camp, supplies, pay, marriage, anticipation), Mar. 14, 1862, Mar. 14, 1862
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Mar. 14, 1862
Letter, Willard, L. S. to “Much Respected Parent,” St. Louis, MO (pneumonia, death of a soldier, spies, St. Louis), Mar. 19, 1862
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Mar. 19, 1862
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Brother, Pittsburg, TN (battle, shells, being an officer, Nelson, reinforcements, Buell, Pittsburg), Apr. 8, 1862
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Apr. 8, 1862
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Mother and Father, Pittsburg, TN (aftermath of battle, illness, longing for home), Apr. 13, 1862, Apr. 13, 1862
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Apr. 13, 1862
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Mother, LaGrange TN (illness of brother, longing for home and peace, McPherson, Grant), Nov. 23, 1862
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Nov. 23, 1862
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Father and Mother, Tallahatchie River, MI (retreat, Murphy, food (half-rations, raiding), no infrastructure), Dec. 27, 1862
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Dec. 27, 1862
Letter, Willard, L.S. to Brother, Memphis, TN (McPherson, Grant, Vicksburg, longing for home), Feb. 1, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Feb. 1, 1863
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Father, Memphis, TN (Vicksburg, boats, mortality, McPherson, weather), Feb. 18, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Feb. 18, 1863
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Brother, Millikin’s Bend, LA (troop movement, gunboat blockade, Vicksburg, Grant, McPherson, promotion to major, senior aide-de-camp), Apr. 19, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Apr. 19, 1863
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Brother, Providence, LA (remembering Shiloh, rank, corruption, power struggles), Apr. 7, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Apr. 7, 1863
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Brother, Providence, LA (Vicksburg, power struggles, draft, marriage), Mar. 27, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Mar. 27, 1863
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Brother, Vicksburg, MI (camp life, Grant, McPherson, abolition, troop positions), Dec. 31, 1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Dec. 31, 1863
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Brother, Vicksburg, MI (McPherson, Sherman, Grant, marching, visiting family), Jan. 30, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Jan. 30, 1864
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Brother, Vicksburg, MI (marching, skirmishes, visit home, Grant), Mar. 13, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Mar. 13, 1864
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Brother, “Ressacca” (Resaca), GA (fight, enemy, retreat, losses, following, Sherman), May 21, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
May 21, 1864
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Brother, Kingston, GA (pursuit, Grant, troop movement issues, lack of tents, longing for home), May 21, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
May 21, 1864
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Brother, Big Shanty, GA (fighting, anxiety, McPherson, deaths, Grant, Fort Darling, resignations, McClellan, Lincoln, power struggles), Jun. 17, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Jun. 17, 1864
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Brother, “Near Kensaw Mountain” (Kennesaw), GA (weather, Grant, anticipating battle), envelope with patriotic vignette, Jun. 24, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Jun. 24, 1864
Letter, Willard, L. S. to Mother, “Near Chattanooga River, TN (Atlanta, blockade, longing for peace), Jul. 10, 1864
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
Jul. 10, 1864
Two envelopes, Willard, L. S. to Mrs. G. Hathaway (Maria Sabin Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria County, Illinois, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Nineteen Letters from Lot Sabin Willard to his mother, father, and brother in Peoria, Illinois during the Civil War, from 1862-1864, as well as two envelopes addressed to Maria Sabin Hathaway (Mrs. G. Hathaway), Brimfield, Peoria county, Illinois. Willard’s first two letters, which explain details of camp life at St. Louis, Missouri and express anticipation for active service, are quickly followed by two from Pittsburg, Tennessee detailing the horror of the Battle of Shiloh, with...
Dates:
undated