tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37598678.post3329499993128216432..comments2024-02-20T13:20:48.414-05:00Comments on The 3rd Michigan Infantry: Edward Van WertSteve Soperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805054068549522404noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37598678.post-78295696936494042052012-02-11T14:58:39.106-05:002012-02-11T14:58:39.106-05:00I have the original letters from which this narrat...I have the original letters from which this narrative<br />was developed. <br />These were given to me by my Great Aunt,<br /> Amanda Hoover, who received them from her mother, Rose VanWert-Hoover, sister of Edwin.<br />I also have a tin- type of his "likeness".<br /><br />I almost became a history teacher because of these<br />letters, but only received a Minor in History fro my Alma Mater, Western Michigan University.<br />His grave at Hampton is apparently mis-marked by<br />a misspelling of his last name VanWirt, instead of the correct spelling, VanWert<br />Edwin VanWert was my Great Great Uncle.<br /><br />Jere T. Hooverjthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767494988706730915noreply@blogger.com