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1 Title:   Myron G. Love letters to Rachel Love  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Love, Myron G.  
  Dates:   1861-1862  
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The collection consists of correspondence from Myron G. Love as a soldier with the 38th Illinois Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, to his sister, Rachel Love of Willow Springs, Greene County, Ohio, from January 1861 - September 1862. Love describes, in detail, his regiment's marches through Missouri and Arkansas including information on the local geography; plants, flowers, and trees; plantations and farms; buildings; farming practices; types of crops; local reaction to Union troops; foraging for food, hunting, and fishing; Confederate prisoners; difficulty of moving wagons in the rain; the weather; and his health. One letter, dated April 16th, begins "Dear Friend," and is signed "John." Also included are transcriptions of the letters along with genealogical information.
  
  Identifier:   ms654  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2 Title:   Letters to Louise Kingsley Savage  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Savage, John A.  
  Dates:   1851-1865  
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This collection consists of correspondence, the majority of which were written by John A. Savage, Jr. to his wife, Louise-- both from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Beginning with their courtship in 1857, the letters document their relationship. There is a chronological gap in the letters from 1859 until 1862 in which time John and Louise were married and started a family. In 1862 John entered the Civil War, and the correspondence reflects the physical and mental strains the war put on its participants. The letters from 1862-1865 were written while Savage served in the 28th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, where his regiment was involved in the battle of Helena (Ark.) and the siege of Vicksburg (Miss.). His later letters describe in detail the battle of Cold Harbor (Va.) while he was in the 36th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment.
  
  Identifier:   ms2217  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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