Newberry Library - Letter, Curtis, Edward W. to Cousin Elbridge, Camp Shaeffer, Murfreesboro, TN (tents, State House, returning and reporting..., Edward W. Curtis letters, Apr. 10, 1863

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Open book Letter, Curtis, Edward W. to Cousin Elbridge, Camp Shaeffer, Murfreesboro, TN (tents, State House, returning and reporting..., Edward W. Curtis letters, Apr. 10, 1863

Title Letter, Curtis, Edward W. to Cousin Elbridge, Camp Shaeffer, Murfreesboro, TN (tents, State House, returning and reporting..., Edward W. Curtis letters, Apr. 10, 1863

Creator Curtis, Edward W

Date Apr. 10, 1863

Place Massachusetts, Tennessee, United States

Language English

Subjects United States, Plantations, Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863, Soldiers, Soldiers' writings, American, Families

Description Correspondence of Edward W. Curtis of Massachusetts, a private in the 88th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. Also includes clippings relating to battles, the life of Federal soldiers, and hospital listings near Nashville, Tennessee.

Summary Edward W. Curtis' pre-war and Civil War correspondence, 1855-1865, with enclosed newspaper clippings. Pre-war letters written from Northampton and Cambridgeport, Mass., to Curtis' aunt (Rachel W. Kingsley) and his father (name unknown) discuss religious sentiments, farm and business conditions, and other family matters. Curtis' letters to his cousin (Seth) and aunt (Rachel Kingsley) while serving with the 88th Illinois Infantry in Nashville, Murfreesboro, and Salem in Tennessee, and Bridgeport in Alabama discuss the Battle of Murfreesboro and describe a plantation, life as a soldier and camp conditions, and the occupied South. There is also one letter to Edward W. Curtis from his friend, E.M. Dunham, and there are a few newspaper clippings discussing the battles near Nashville, hospitals in the area, and the meaning of letters to soldiers.

Biographical/Historical Note Civil War soldier in the 88th Illinois Infantry.

Extent 0.2 linear feet (23 items in 1 box)

Format Correspondence, Personal narratives, Sources, Manuscripts

User-Contributed Transcription Camp Shaeffer, Murfreesboro, Tenn, April 10, 1863. Cousin Elbridge: You will see from the date of this that I am once more ready to meet the foe, and help sustain our free institution and common liberties. I received your letter of the 15th ult. on the 27th, but did not answer it immediately as I expected to come here before this. We were paid our dues from the [illegible] from enlistment up to March 1st, on the 7th inst and yesterday I came here. A few days before I left [of?] the Convalescent Camps in the

Archival Collection Title Edward W. Curtis letters

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Call Number Midwest MS Curtis Box 1 Folder 13

BibID 991792838805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

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File Created 03/14/2025

Filename 991792838805867_midwest_ms_curtis_box_001_fl_013_001-0.tif

Unique Identifier NL12OK11

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