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Contains 93 Results:

Homer Curtis to "Griffens", August 19, 1863

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 56
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Curtis papers include about 275 letters written between Homer and his family in Connecticut and Illinois. Approximately 60% of the correspondence is from Homer to his mother and sisters. He writes extensively of camp life, politics, the progress of the war, and difficulties at home. The letters from home provide an intimate portrait of everyday struggles and engagement with the larger news of the day in the 1860s.

Dates: August 19, 1863

Homer Curtis to "Griffens," Alexandria, Va., August 22, 1863

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 57
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Curtis papers include about 275 letters written between Homer and his family in Connecticut and Illinois. Approximately 60% of the correspondence is from Homer to his mother and sisters. He writes extensively of camp life, politics, the progress of the war, and difficulties at home. The letters from home provide an intimate portrait of everyday struggles and engagement with the larger news of the day in the 1860s.

Dates: August 22, 1863

unknown, September 1, 1863

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 58
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Curtis papers include about 275 letters written between Homer and his family in Connecticut and Illinois. Approximately 60% of the correspondence is from Homer to his mother and sisters. He writes extensively of camp life, politics, the progress of the war, and difficulties at home. The letters from home provide an intimate portrait of everyday struggles and engagement with the larger news of the day in the 1860s.

Dates: September 1, 1863