Edward M. Hayhurst letters, 1864 May-June

File — Box: 2, Folder: 15

Identifier: MSS 7928 Series 1

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Scope and Contents

Contains sixteen letters written by Edward Hayhurst to his father or "Our Folks," or his mother during May and June 1864. The letters were written while the 124th Ohio was traveling south from Cleveland, Tennessee through Buzzard's Roost (near Dalton, Georgia), Kingston, the Allatoona Mountains, and Dallas, northeast to near Acworth, then southeast to the Marietta area of Georgia. The unit participated in the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge in mid-May. Then, toward the end of June, Hayhurst became ill and was taken to the General Field Hospital with typhoid fever.

Dates

1864 May-June

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.