Edward M. Hayhurst letters, 1865 April-May

File — Box: 2, Folder: 21

Identifier: MSS 7928 Series 1

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Scope and Contents

Contains fifteen letters written by Edward Hayhurst to his father during April and May 1865. The letters were written while Edward was convalescing in Dennison General Hospital (Cincinnati, Ohio), waiting to return to his unit. On the April 9, however, General Lee surrendered, effectively ending the war; President Lincoln was assassinated five days later (letters on the 16th and 17th give Edward and his father's reactions to the event). Hayhurst was mustered out of the service from Dennison General Hospital on May 18, 1865.

Dates

1865 April-May

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.