Newberry Library - Letter, Colby, Ida to “Florence and loved ones,” Walnut, IL (health, daughter Caroline’s health, babies, Christmas, son He..., Carlos W. Colby Colby Family, Dec. 17, 1934

Letter, Colby, Ida to “Florence and loved ones,” Walnut, IL (health, daughter Caroline’s health, babies, Christmas, son He..., Carlos W. Colby Colby Family, Dec. 17, 1934

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Open book Ida Colby letter to "Florence and loved ones," Walnut, IL (health, daughter Caroline’s health, babies, Christmas), Dec. 17, 1934

Title Letter, Colby, Ida to “Florence and loved ones,” Walnut, IL (health, daughter Caroline’s health, babies, Christmas, son He..., Carlos W. Colby Colby Family, Dec. 17, 1934

Creator Colby, Carlos W., 1837-1922

Date Dec. 17, 1934

Place Alabama--Fort Blakely, Illinois, Illinois--Camp Butler, Mississippi--Jackson, Missouri

Language English

Subjects United States, Military hospitals, Soldiers, Transportation, Military, Jackson, Battle of, Jackson, Miss., 1863, Brothers and sisters, Parent and adult child, Racism, Soldiers' writings, American

Description Primarily correspondence (129 letters) of Illinois farmer and Civil War soldier Carlos W. Colby, written between 1862 and 1865, to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece, plus a dozen Civil War letters written by Colby’s future brother-in-law James Rowe. Also includes Colby’s reminiscences of his boyhood and his service in the 97th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, some family correspondence, genealogical material and a few photos.

Archival Collection Title Carlos W. Colby papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Colby Box 2 Folder 164

BibID 991758318805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Size 5292px × 6692px 101.34 MB

Filename 991758318805867_midwest_ms_colby_box_002_fl_0164_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL1ZX80

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