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276. Letter written by Rhoda George to her children from Lebanon, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1862-01-05
Description:
This letter is unsigned, but appears to be in Rhoda George's handwriting. She writes from Lebanon, Kentucky, that she has been sick. She longs for news from home and worries about her children and how they are faring without their parents. There are several men from around Wasioja that were in the local hospital.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

277. Letter written by Rhoda George to her children from Lebanon, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1862-01-11
Description:
This letter is unsigned, but appears to be in Rhoda George's handwriting. She writes about the weather in Lebanon, Kentucky, and describes the unhealthy climate and sickness among the men. There are several men from around Wasioja that were in the local hospital. She expresses concern over the upcoming battles.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

278. Letter from James George to his children from near Jamestown, Kentucky

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-01-13
Description:
This letter is unsigned, but presumed to have been written by James George. It is dated eighteen sixty one, but James George's unit was not in this area until January of eighteen sixty two. This letter was written from camp in near Jamestown, Kentucky. They are about sixteen miles from the enemy. There are rumors around camp the the enemy force is between nine thousand and twenty-five thousand men. He thinks Clinton Cilley will be promotes to one of the offices of Company C. He belives politics will prevent Cilley from being promoted to captain now.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

279. Letter written by Rhoda George to her children from Lebanon, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1862-01-15
Description:
Rhoda George wrote this letter from Lebanon, Kentucky. She mentions that she has not seen her husband since January first and expresses concern over the fate of her husband. She predicts that more soldiers will die from disease caused by the climate than will die by shooting. Many soldiers from Minnesota are in the hospital in Lebanon with various illnesses including measles and mumps. Lodgings are described as well as life in Lebanon with her son, Ned.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

280. Letter written by Rhoda George to her children from Lebanon, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1862-01-15
Description:
Rhoda George wrote this letter from Lebanon, Kentucky. She mentions that she has not seen her husband since January first and expresses concern over the fate of her husband. She predicts that more soldiers will die from disease caused by the climate than will die by shooting. Many soldiers from Minnesota are in the hospital in Lebanon with various illnesses including measles and mumps. Lodgings are described as well as life in Lebanon with her son, Ned.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

281. Letter from James George to his children, location unknown

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-01-21
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp. The previous Sunday, they were attacked by rebel forces, but were able to drive them away. The rebel force left about two thoudsand mules and horses and other equipment worth about a half a million dollars. His regiment had twelve killed, five badly wounded and 20 slightly wounded. General Zollicoffer was killed.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

282. Telegram from James George to Rhoda George from Somerset, Kentucky

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-01-23
Description:
This telegram was sent to Rhoda George from Somerset, Kentucky. James George assures Rhoda that all of her friends are safe.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Telegrams

283. Letter from James George to his children, location unknown

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-01-30
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp and describes life with his troops and their regiment's battles. He mentions that Captain Markham was wounded and would be returning home. Rhoda George and Ned are in Danville and are on their way to meet him. He has communicated with his wife by telegraph.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

284. Letter from James George to his children, from near Nashville, Tennessee

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-03-18
Description:
James Greorge wrote this letter from camp near Nashville, Tennessee. He has heard reports that the rebels destroyed parts of the railroad between the camp and Louisville. His unit will be marching south the next day. He does not feel that they will be involved in any more fighting because the rebels have been retreating and disbanding in all directions. He does not think that the South can make a stand against the superior force of the North. He hopes that Rhoda and Ned got home safely.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

285. Letter from James George to his children, location unknown

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-03-25
Description:
James Greorge wrote this letter from camp. He has not received mail in about a month and presumes it is because the Confederate forces control the area to the rear of his unit. He has heard of Union victories from the Potomac to the Gulf, but has no news of the enemy forces near him. He hopes Rhoda and George had a good trip home and arrived safely.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

286. Letter from James George to his children from Columbia, Tennessee

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-04-01
Description:
James George wrote this letter while in camp near Columbia, Tennessee. He expects to go south again in a few days and join a force of about 170,000 men. He talks about his prospects for a promotion. Ned is scolded for using bad language.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

287. Letter from James George to Rhoda George from north of Alabama line

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-04-15
Description:
James George wrote this letter while in camp about forty miles north of the Alabama line. He has heard rumors that the enemy might make a stand near Cornith, Mississippi. His regiment now only has about five hundred able bodied men due to illness. Many are in the hospital, but he hopes they will return to the regiment. He has every reason to belive that the war will be over in a few months.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

288. Letter from James George to his wife and children from Tennessee or Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-04-22
Description:
James George wrote this letter while in camp somewhere between Colimbia, Tennessee and Cornith, Mississippi. He writes about his health and the health of his unit. He is pleased that a surgeon is now traveling with them. He expects to get paid in a few days and has made arrangements to send some money home to his family. At one point in recent times, under medical advice, he issued regular rations of whiskey to his men. He felt it helped the men. A military board was in session examining a large number of officers who disgraced themselves in the previous Sunday's fight.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

289. Letter from James George to Rhoda George from Cornith, Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-04-26
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp near Cornith, Mississippi. The health of everyone in camp has improved. They have moved to a new clean camp and everyone's health is improving. He urges her to write and to send her letters to the camp via Louisville. He plans to send $200 to the Red Wing Express office in a few days. He praises Edna's improved writing and warns Rhoda to be careful of her cough.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

290. Letter from James George to Rhoda George from Cornith, Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-05-04
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp near Cornith, Mississippi. He has decioded to send his wife three hundred dollars instead of two hundred dollars. He advises her to not tell anyone about the money and to keep it with her at all times. He has discharged D. Rassitor because he was not fit for duty. Rassitor will be starting for home in a few days.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

291. Letter from James George to his wife and children from Cornith, Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-05-07
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp near Cornith, Mississippi. He has sent three hundred dollars by Captain T. Eifer to the express office in Red Wing. He expects to get paid another four hundred dollars at the first of the month. He has done all the paper work to discharge Darwin Rassitor. They are expecting a big battle any day. His health is not good and he has trouble getting around.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

292. Letter from James George to his wife and children from Cornith, Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-05-16
Description:
James George wrote this letter in camp about four miles from Cornith, Mississippi. The weather is very hot. He now has additional medical aid and his health is improving. They are three miles from the enemy and expect a battle soon. The Fourth Regiment is about eight miles east of their location. Clinton Cilley now commands Comapany C.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

293. Letter from James George to his wife and children from Cornith, Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-05-23
Description:
This letter was written by James George from camp near Cornith, Mississippi. He is very close to the enemy, but is not sure if there will be a battle. He is unwell and intends to leave when the battle is over.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

294. Letter from James George to his wife and children from Cornith, Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-06-01
Description:
James George wrote this letter in camp south of Cornith, Mississippi. He is very tired after several days of engagment with the enemy. Captain Kiefer returned after delivering three hundred dollars to the Red Wing express office for Rhoda. The weather is very hot. A few days later, he adds a note to the letter stating that he will be going into a house and taking some medicine.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

295. Letter from James George to his wife and children from White Sulphur Springs, Virginia

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-06-27
Description:
James George wrote this letter from White Sulphur Springs. He has been away from camp for one week and is anxious to return to his regiment. One of his acquaintances, Sweeney, is the bookkeeper at the hotel. James George has only been there two days, but is already feeling better. He expects to leave for camp the following week.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

296. Letter from James George to his wife and children from near Tuscumbia, Alabama

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-07-12
Description:
James George wrote this letter from Tuscumbia, Alabama. He returned to camp the previous night. The war news is not looking very promising. Captain Markham had been drinking again and has had to resign. Governor Ramsey is near Cornith, Mississippi and is expected to be in camp the next day.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

297. Letter from James George to his wife and children from near Tuscumbia, Alabama

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-07-13
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp near Tuscumbia, Alabama. He was very pleased with the reception he got when he returned to camp. The health of his men is good and they are getting a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. He has received news of a battle near Richmond and is not encouraged with the outcome. He speculates that England may enter the war in support of the Confederacy. He feels they can take Canada in sixty days if England enters the war.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

298. Letter from James George to his wife and children from near Tuscumbia, Alabama

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-07-16
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp near Tuscumbia, Alabama. He advises Rhoda on financial matters and tells her to direct any future letter via Cairo, Illinois. His unit is expected to soon move one hundred miles east. He has heard that the Third Regiment has been taken prisoner. Governor Ramsey spent the day with him. Two people died of whiskey.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

299. Letter from James George to his wife and children, location unknown

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-08-06
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp. General McCook is near death. The general had been sick for about two weeks, requiring him to travel in a spring wagon. The wagon was usually in the front of the brigade and was attacked by rebels when it got too far ahead of the rest of the unit. General McCook was gravely wounded and expected to die. The general's regiment, the Ninth Ohio, in retaliation, burned and destroyed everything belonging to members of the cavalry who shot the general. On the back of the letter, dated August 7, 1862, James George reports that the general has died and they brought his body to the railroad in Deckerd, Tennesse to send it home.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

300. Letter from James George to his family, location unknown

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-08-07
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp. After the general died the day before, they started marching. They had no tents the night before and he got wet from the dew. The men of the Ninth Ohio had been acting badly since the general died. James George drove off some members of that unit who were abusing two young ladies. The weather has been very hot. He mentions possibilities for General McCook's replacement. There is word that the rebels are marching towards his regiment. He is fearful that the war will go on indefinitely.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)
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