Isaac W. Hayhurst letters, 1865 April

File — Box: 3, Folder: 4

Identifier: MSS 7928 Series 2

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Scope and Contents

Contains ten letters written by Hayhurst to his son Edward during April 1865. The letters were all written from the Hayhurst homestead in North Fairfield, Ohio. Among other things, they discuss the 124th Ohio and Tommy's movements, the family's health and activities, tentative family plans for the future, local celebrations of Northern victories, investments, Lee's surrender and the end of the war, Lincoln's assassination and funeral, the actions of General Sherman, and the killing of John Wilkes Booth.

Dates

Creation: 1865 April

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Edward M. Hayhurst family Civil War correspondence and papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.