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These nine letters are written from Charles Beebe to his cousin Lavina between 1861 and 1863. In his letters he mentions things such as how he made another trade, he was sick with the ague, he mentions locations where the army is staying, and complains about marching barefoot without any food. In one letter he says, "I hope to see the day that this war will be at an end but I don't believe we will ever see the south subdued."

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This folder contains 6 letters written in 1863 to Lavina from her cousin C.L. Beebe. The letters contain various pieces of information about the health of C.L. Beebe, the activities the soldiers do, how many rebels they have captured, how he can hear the church bells from camp and how he wishes he could attend the church services. He also mentions rumors he hears about various battles in the war, and how he enlisted again for 3 more years.

Scope and Content This folder contains several letters written by C.L. Beebe to his cousin Lavina from 1864-1865. There are also several envelopes included, one of which contains a dried leaf inside. One letter instructs Lovina to sign her name "Lydia" from time to time so as to trick a "sertain person hear that trubles him self considerable about other folks busnes..." Each letter begins with a description of his health, and most letters go on to describe what is going on in the war, where he is camped,...

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This letter was written by Mary Beebe to her sister Abby Beebe. Mary talks about Abby being sick, and mentions that Pearl (Mary's daughter) is sick.

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This folder contains 3 letters, all from 1861, from Zachary Drake to Lavina Obriham, who appears to be his cousin. In the letters, he mentions (although not in much detail) the drills and the camps of his regiment, as well as his task of buying bread for his camp, for which he had to walk one mile three times a day.

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This is a letter written from City Hospital in St. Louis from Zachary Drake to Lavina Obriham. Zachary writes about his time spent in the hospital, calling it a "splendid hospital".

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These 5 letters from C.J. Obriham to his sister describe the whereabouts of the soldiers, the health of all the soldiers, and contain many encouraging words asking his sister and parents to continue trusting in God for their safety. He also conveys rumors he has heard about how they hope the war will be over by the following Spring.

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This is a letter written by Charles J. Obriham to his sister, L.L. Obriham. Written from New Madrid, Mo., Charles complains that he does not have any postage stamps. He talks about the weather, among other things, and he mentions that tobacco is 1.00- 1.50 a pound.

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These letters also detail the movements of Ed's regiment, and contains a particularly interesting description of life as a soldier- "in one end of the Barracks they are writing to their friends, and the next their are dancing and playing eucher and the next are cleaning guns and the next thare is a man just breathing his last breath." He mentions his injured arm and the Surrender at Vicksburg as well.

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In these letters Edwin describes the orders he has received to be ready to march at any hour of the day, he anticipates that there will be a battle at Vicksburg and in later letters describes the Battle at Vicksburg. He also mentions how it is hard to watch his army burn good houses just because they are in the rebels' territory.