R. J. Ormsby letters
Scope and Contents
Letters with photocopies and typescripts. Ormsby sent these items to his wife, Betsy Ormsby, in East Saginaw, Michigan. They give many details on the military actions in which Ormsby was involved. He tells about the Peninsular Campaign of 1862 in a number of letters and reports his experiences in the Second Battle of Manassas of 1862 in one letter. After that engagement he was sent to a hospital in Rhode Island to convalesce from an illness.
Ormsby was involved in some heavy fighting. At one point he stated: "I have had fore balls strike my clothers." He also documents some of the unfortunate incidents of the war. Once, in describing the plight of the Confederate wounded after a battle, he said that the "groans for help was awful but our folks would not let them come to help them when they come in sight they would fire on them and make them go back."
Dates
- 1861-1862
Creator
- Ormsby, R. J. (author, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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 R.J. Ormsby letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
R. J. Ormsby (1815-1876) was a sergeant and company quartermaster in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.
Extent
16 items
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of R. J. Ormsby letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Morgan Crockett
- Date
- 2010 July 27
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States