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251. Missionary Paper, Number 14 by the Bishop Seabury Mission, Faribault, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861-03
Description:
Episcopalian short papers detailing missionary work among the Native Americans in Minnesota. Lent Greetings to our female co-laborers.
Contributing Institution:
College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

252. Letter from Rhoda George to her children and Anta from Camp Anderson, Lebanon Junction, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1861-03-21
Description:
Rhoda George wrote this letter to her family from Camp Anderson (Lebanon Junction, Kentucky) to her children. She describes her son Ned, meals she has made, the health and well-being of family friends, making clothes for Ned and other correspondence from home.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

253. Missionary Paper, Number 18 by the Bishop Seabury Mission, Faribault, Minnesota

Creator:
Bishop Seabury Mission
Date Created:
1861-10
Description:
Episcopalian short papers detailing missionary work among the Native Americans in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

254. Letter to Captain William Markham from Alexander Ramsey, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Ramsey, Alexander
Date Created:
1861-11-29
Description:
Alexander Ramsey wrote this letter from Saint Paul. He discusses the rules and judgment that affect the appointedment of officers to new and existing regiments.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

255. Letter from Rhoda George to her daughter Helen from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1861-12-18
Description:
Rhoda George wrote this letter from Lebanon Junction, Kentucy. She mentions her husband's military duties, family friends and life in Lebanon. She describes the bed bugs in her room and inquires about financial situations at home and money she has mailed home.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

256. Letter written by Rhoda George to her daughters from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1861-12-25
Description:
The letter starts with a short note to Helen from Clinton Cilley. Rhoda George wrote this letter from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky. She describes her new lodgings and their Christmas dinner. She mentions details of their life in Kentucky.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

257. Letter from James George and Rhoda George to their children from Lebanon, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1861-12-31
Description:
James George wrote a short greeting to his children at the beginning of the letter and tells them that his regiment will march out the next day. Rhoda and Ned were expected to stay in Lebanon, Kentucky, until other lodgings could be found. Rhoda mentions her cooking, Mr. Cilley and other acquaintances. The letter is continued by Rhoda the next day as she describes her loniness at the departure of her husband from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

258. War Eagle riverboat, Red Wing, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861?
Description:
View of the War Eagle riverboat carrying Red Wing volunteers to the Civil War in 1861.
Contributing Institution:
Goodhue County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

259. Winona Normal School's first building, Winona, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861?
Description:
Postcard of Winona with an arrow added to point at the first building used by the Winona Normal School.
Contributing Institution:
Winona State University, Darrell W. Krueger Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

260. Dakota Native Americans and Dr. Thomas Williamson near the Upper Sioux Agency, Minnesota

Creator:
Whitney, Joel E., 1822-1886
Date Created:
1862
Description:
This photograph shows several Dakota Native Americans and Dr. Thomas Williamson at his home near the Upper Sioux Agency in 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

261. Early view, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862
Description:
This photograph shows a portion of the east side of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The building at the far right is on the 300 block.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

262. First Episcopal Church at the Lower Sioux Agency, Morton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862
Description:
View of the First Episopal Church under construction in the summer of 1862. This first church was known as St. John Evangelist, but was never completed. It was destroyed on August 18, 1862 during the Dakota Conflict of 1862. The church is now known as St. Cornelia's Church at Lower Sioux Agency.
Contributing Institution:
Renville County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

263. Letter from James George and Rhoda George to their children

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862
Description:
The subjects covered in this undated letter are family friends, military training, Ned, clothes, and lodgings.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

264. Portrait of soldier Ernst Bossling, Belle Plaine, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862
Description:
Studio portrait of Union Soldier, who was killed one year later in action (probably Civil War). He is wearing complete uniform with hat, rifle and sword. Studio background has a scene depicting a field and Union soldiers conversing near their camp.
Contributing Institution:
Scott County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

265. Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of St. Paul, for the Year Ending April 15th, 1862

Creator:
City of St. Paul, Minnesota
Date Created:
1862
Description:
Proceedings of the city of St. Paul Common Council for 1861-62, including: City Government officers. The book primarily concerns correspondence and city resolutions.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Government records

266. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Minnesota, Volume V

Creator:
Minnesota Supreme Court
Date Created:
1862
Description:
Cases argued and determined in the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Law Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

267. 230 South Front Street, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862
Description:
Exterior view of 230 South Front Street with a view of the Mankato Union Office, Bookstore and Stage Office.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

268. The Legislative Manual, Compiled for the use of the members of the fourth state Legislature

Date Created:
1862
Description:
Legislative Reference manual for the State of Minnesota containing Permanent Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, Joint Rules and lists of members of the Senate and House of Representatives for the year 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

269. Portrait of Col. William Crooks in St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Whitney, Joel E., 1822-1886
Date Created:
1862 - 1864
Description:
This is a photograph of Col. William Crooks in his army uniform. Crooks was the commander of Minnesota's Sixth Regiment of Volunteer Infantry until October 28, 1864.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

270. Portrait of Jacob Dieter, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862 - 1864
Description:
Jacob Dieter is photographed in his Civil War uniform. He enlisted in 1862 and served in company F of the Ninth Minnesota Regiment. His family accompanied him to Fort Ridgely, Minnesota and returned home when his unit was sent to another location. Jacob Dieter was reported missing after the battle of Guntown. He had been captured by the Confederate forces along with twenty-six other Olmsted County men. The group was transferred to Andersonville Prison. On June 22, 1864, he wrote his last letter from Andersonville Prison. He jumped off a train while being transferred to another prison, but was re-captured. He died in Salisbury Prison in 1864 at the age of thirty-eight.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

271. Portrait of Benjamin Rogers, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862 - 1865
Description:
This photograph shows St. Peter Civil War veteran Benjamin Rogers in his uniform. He served in Company D of the Ninth Regiment of Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

272. Portrait of Reverend Aaron H. Kerr, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Tuttle
Date Created:
1862 - 1865
Description:
This is a photograph of Rev. Aaron H. Kerr, a Presbyterian minister in St. Peter, who became the chaplain of Minnesota's Ninth Regiment of Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

273. Portrait of Lt. John Kinsman Hezlep, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862 - 1867
Description:
Portrait of St. Peter resident Lt. John Kinsman Hezlep, a member of the West Point Class of 1865 (where he graduated #14 in a class of 68). He was the son of George Hezlep, one of the members of the St. Peter Company, the group of men who founded the community of St. Peter. Hezlep served in the U.S. Infantry and Engineers and died in service of Yellow Fever on August 13, 1867 at Fort Morgan, Alabama.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

274. Portrait of Governor Henry Swift, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862 - 1869
Description:
This is a photograph of Governor Henry Swift from St. Peter, Minnesota. Swift was the third Governor of Minnesota and served from July 10, 1863 to January 11, 1864.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

275. Collage of portraits from Company A, Seventh Regiment, Volunteer Infantry, 1862-1865, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Giguere, N.A.
Date Created:
1862 - 1885
Description:
Collage of studio portraits from Minnesota Company A, Seventh Regiment, Volunteer Infantry, 1862, including 52 oval portraits of Civil War soldiers, some in uniform and some in later years. An eagle, flag, and banners appear at the top.
Contributing Institution:
Northfield Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

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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