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Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

Edward G. Bush official correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2280
Scope and Contents Handwritten military orders and official correspondence plus photocopies. Also included is a hand-drawn map of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation and nearby areas. This item is housed separately in a location for oversized materials. General George Crook (1828-1890) sent orders to Fort Douglas directing that two companies be sent to assure that the road between Price, Utah and the Uintah Reservation be made passable for heavy freight. Major, later lieutenant colonel, Bush was given the...
Dates: 1887

Clarence D. Taylor correspondence from World War II, 1940-1945

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3254 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains 177 letters between Clarence D. Taylor and Maria D. Taylor, his mother, while he served as a soldier in the United States military during World War II. Also includes transcripts of the letters. Dated 1940-1945.

Dates: 1940-1945

Philip St. George Cooke letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321256]
Identifier: MSS SC 2285
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter dated 8 March 1886. Cooke responds to a request to give an account his part in the Utah Expedition, 1857-1858, during which a federal army entered Utah. Cooke writes about the march, the wintering at Fort Bridger, Wyoming, the establishing of Camp Floyd, Utah, and about his conversatins with Albert Sidney Johnston, who led the expedition.

Dates: 1886

John Scott Davenport correspondence and pamphlets

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2006
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typewritten correspondence, travel brochures, and newspaper articles. Much of the correspondence was written while Davenport served in the United States military during the Second World War. He spent most of his time in California and Okinawa during that war. Also included is some correspondence between family members.

Dates: 1925-1970

John T. Dorcheus correspondence and genealogy

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230363555]
Identifier: MSS 1718
Scope and Contents Correspondence, newspaper clippings, poetry, genealogies, temple record books, and miscellaneous items. The materials deal with Dorcheus, his family, and his genealogy. Most of the correspondence was between Dorcheus and his son, John Alexander Dorcheus, and other family members in 1918 when John was serving in the United States Army. John was killed in action on 7 Oct. 1918. One letter is from John Alexander's wife expressing grief at the loss of her husband. Also included is a "Branch...
Dates: 1881-1976

John Fisher correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317007]
Identifier: MSS SC 2024
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters. Six of the items were written by John Fisher, while three were written by his brother, Theodore. John and Theodore tell about their experiences in the Army of the Potomac.

Dates: 1863-1865

John Charles Fremont letter to George Talcott

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288072]
Identifier: Vault MSS 275
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated August 18, 1848, and addressed to Col. George Talcott, "Chief of Ordnance." Fremont writes concerning "vouchers for disbursement in the Ordnance Department" for the campaigns in California for 1846 and 1847.

Dates: 1848 August 18

John Charles Frémont letter to James William Denver

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287751]
Identifier: Vault MSS 233
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated January 6, 1864, and addressed to James William Denver. Fremont writes concerning a bill to be intruduced by members of the Missouri legislature which would be very generous to the holders of stock in the "Old Road."

Dates: 1864 January 6

John Charles Frémont letter to Susan B. Ferrell

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287769]
Identifier: Vault MSS 232
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated September 7, 1850, and addressed to Susan B. Ferrell. Fremont writes concerning the gold mines in California and the best time of the year to go to that state.

Dates: 1850 September 7

George W. Hadden correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232488798]
Identifier: MSS 866
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed correspondence. The items were written by Hadden and others who were probably family members. The materials relate activities in the gold fields of California and also tell about activities during the Civil War. Also included is a printed poem about the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864.

Dates: 1852-1879