Scope and Contents Contains primarily letters from Hayhurst to various members of his family (usually his father, but sometimes to his mother or "Our Folks" or his young brother Joseph), as well as original enclosures such as newspaper clippings and special orders. The letters discuss his experiences as a soldier, including battles and skirmishes, camp conditions and accommodations, assignments and rank advancements, commanding officers and fellow soldiers, local scenery and attitudes, leisure activities, and...

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Civil War correspondence of Edward M. Hayhurst to and from his family, including typescripts; as well as photographs, genealogical papers, and other family materials.

Scope and Contents Contains original letters from immediate family members to Edward and each other (father Isaac, brother Joseph, mother Louisa, aunt Esther, Captain Bullock, grandma Mary Forbes, descendant Paul Hayhurst), dated 1862-1934. Also included are Edward's original certificate of disability and an original newspaper from July 1863, genealogical manuscripts written by descendants of the family, genealogical research and correspondence of Paul Hayhurst, and a photograph and clipping about an old...

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Contains a compact disc with electronic transcriptions of Hayhurst family letters produced by Richard A. Meyer; edited printouts of the transcriptions created by Amanda Crandall, processor manuscript processing specialist in 2011-2012; and, edited transcriptions created through L. Tom Perry Special Collections' Transcribe program in 2016.