No. 3 Pontiac Ill. 9th Jan. 1863 My Dear Frank Yours of Dec. 28th & 31st came to hand tonight & sad intelligence they brought I have not been to town & do not know whether Mr. Taylor’s family have … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: January 2013
The first mail from the North reached us yesterday evening but brought no news from Pontiac
Mitchellsville, Tenn., Jan. 8th 1862 My dear Wife The first mail from the North reached us yesterday evening but brought no news from Pontiac. I recd. a letter from Cousin Lucy Dunmire of Burbank, Ohio, being the extent of my … Continue reading →
Today I rec’d the letters brought by Seymour Bennet
Pontiac Ill. Jan. 7th 1863 My Dear Husband Today I rec’d the letters brought by Seymour Bennet. You may be sure I was happy to get them & I hope ere this some of mine have reached you As Bennet … Continue reading →
I returned from Fountain Head just before night
Mitchellsville, Tenn., January 6th 1863 My Dear Wife I sent a letter yesterday morning by a gentleman on the train going north, with the request to mail it at Louisville, &, as opportunity may offer to send again soon, I … Continue reading →
Library Application Maintenance
Several library applications will be unavailable for 2-3 hours on Saturday morning at 7:00am while Windows updates are installed on our servers. The services impacted will be: SmartSearch, InfoLink and…
In four more days one month will have elapsed since …
Mitchellsville, Tenn., January 4th 1863 My Dear Wife In four more days one month will have elapsed since the date of your last letter. We have no communication with the North yet. I notice by late papers from Nashville that … Continue reading →
On this the first Sabbath of the new year, I thought as I have oportunity a letter might not be unacceptable
Head Qurs. Co “A” 129th Ills. Vol. Infty Nashville Tenn. Jan 3rd 1863 M.E.S. School Pontiac Ill. Dear Friends On this the first Sabbath of the new year, I thought as I have oportunity a letter might not be unacceptable. … Continue reading →
Wayne Richenbacher to speak on Stonewall Jackson Case Study
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to hear: Wayne Richenbacher, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa The Demise of Stonewall Jackson: A Civil War…