Newberry Library - Letter, Curtis, Edward W. to Rachel W. Kingsley (Aunt), Manchester, TN (marching to Chattanooga, weather, fight), Edward W. Curtis letters, Jun. 28, 1863

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Open book Letter, Curtis, Edward W. to Rachel W. Kingsley (Aunt), Manchester, TN (marching to Chattanooga, weather, fight), Edward W. Curtis letters, Jun. 28, 1863

Title Letter, Curtis, Edward W. to Rachel W. Kingsley (Aunt), Manchester, TN (marching to Chattanooga, weather, fight), Edward W. Curtis letters, Jun. 28, 1863

Creator Curtis, Edward W

Date Jun. 28, 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 Bivoucked at Manchester, June 28th, 1863.Dear Aunt R.,We are on the forward move for the rebel stronghold of Chatanooga, (at least, it has been represented as such,) after so long a waiting, and I will try, in the limited time I have left after trying to clean off a little of the secesh soil with which myself, as as well as the rest, are covered up to our knees, and sundry daubs of it at other points, to give some account of the progress of our division up to this point. But of the results of the movement you will probably get news in the papers before this reaches you. It is now Monday morning and I have not had time to write

Archival Collection Title Edward W. Curtis letters

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Call Number Midwest MS Curtis Box 1 Folder 17

BibID 991792838805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1904px × 2920px 15.92 MB

File Created 03/04/2025

Filename 991792838805867_midwest_ms_curtis_box_001_fl_017_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL12OK2J

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