Newberry Library - Joel W. Ames to brother, Ames family papers, Jun. 21, 1861

Joel W. Ames to brother, Ames family papers, Jun. 21, 1861

Overview

Image w/ Text

Loading details...

You do not have the permission to view Original image

Open book Joel W. Ames to brother, Ames family papers, Jun. 21, 1861

Title Joel W. Ames to brother, Ames family papers, Jun. 21, 1861

Date Jun. 21, 1861

Language English

Subjects Property tax, Real property, Soldiers, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Description Letters, genealogical information, and legal and financial documents of the Ames Family of Lake County, Illinois. Includes Civil War draft notices for stone mason Roderick D. Ames, and Civil War letters from his brother Joel W. Ames, who died in the Battle of Shiloh, Apr. 6, 1862.

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription [Letterhead: image of woman holding flag, "Onward!"]
Camp __ the name hers not come
June 21st 1861
Dear Brother We were ordered
from camp, Scott to encamp at
Alton on the 18th this being our first
march we received instructions as to
the manner in which we should arrange
our baggage on the day previous to our
march we received wharmer socks.
We left Freeport- about -10 AM and
arrived in a Alton at 6 A.M. the next
day. The conductor on the second
train was killed he was standing on
the roof? of a train and crossing a
bridge and was struck on the head and
killed instantly. We are all well
there are three regiments here with us
making four in all the regiments
except one have there tents that are being
of Heckers We have been on drill but
once since we were here and that has

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Ames family papers

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View catalog record

Call Number Midwest MS Ames Box 1 Folder 5

BibID 9911523580005867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.

Size 1630px × 2646px 24.71 MB

Filename 9911523580005867_midwest_ms_ames_box_01_fl_05_01_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL110WVF

Help Need help finding, searching, sharing, or downloading? Check out our help page!