Friday, July 04, 2025

Letters from the 3rd Michigan update

Camp Blair above Chain Bridge, summer 1861

Over the years I've had the good fortune to acquire copies of  diaries, letters and journals written by men of the 3rd Michigan. So its alway a treat when I find new letters to add to my biographical sketches. The following links are to letters courtesy of Spared&Shared23 (and thanks to John Braden for the tip!):

George Ball to his mother

Israel Geer to his cousin

Samuel Barber to Martha Ray

Michael Long to his brother

Andrew Nickerson to Emma Wade

Samuel Dowell to a friend

Caleb Tompkins to Orin Shepherd