United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Civil War collections
Collection
Identifier: MS016
Overview
Collection for general Civil War correspondence acquired by the Lear Center.
Thomas Pimer papers, 1862-1865
Collection — Box 5
Identifier: MS050
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters of Thomas Pimer to his father John during his service in the Civil War. From the week after he joined the 21st in September of 1862 to the week before he was finally mustered out of the regiment in June of 1865, Thomas wrote twenty-two letters home to his father. The letters trace Pimer's progress through the war. His first glimpse of combat comes at Fredericksburg, where the 21st is ordered to charge the Confederate batteries, but is then ordered to retreat...
William Ingram papers
File
Identifier: MS033
Overview
Correspondence and realia connected to the Civil War service of William Ingram.