Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
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