Box 0371
Container
Contains 91 Results:
[Letter]: 1863-08-09 from Joseph to Mother
File — Box: 0371, Box: 1, Item: 041
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1863 August 9 from “Your boy Joe” (Camp Convalescent Va) [envelope is
cancelled with Alexandria]) to Mother re: writes this letter laying on his cot
with nothing to pass away the time and does not feel able to walk, has gone
out to bathe, and now thought he would spend the time writing his thoughts
and send them to her. He feels well today better than for sometime. He
was examined by one doctor and then by another herd? [possibly a group of
doctors] then expects to know what they...
Dates:
1861 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864
[Envelope]: Addressed to Miss Lucy Rupert
File — Box: 0371, Box: 1, Item: 042
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1863 August ? [yellow envelope addressed to Miss Lucy Ru[pert] Bloomsb Columb County - envelope is torn]. Included with this envelope is a 3” by 5” card with printed note: “Series of Letters from Private Francis Rupert Co K 2nd PA Vol. Cavalry to his family of Bloomsburg, PA Also Application for pay due after death - no application.
Dates:
1861 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864
[Letter]: 1863-09-25 from Francis to William Rupert
File — Box: 0371, Box: 1, Item: 043
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043-1863 September 25 from Francis Rupert (Culpepper C.H., VA.) to Wm Rupert, Bloomsburg N.Y. re: Adams Express Company receipt for $25 by J. Montgomery.
Dates:
1861 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864
[Letter]: 1863-10-27 from Francis to Parents and Sisters
File — Box: 0371, Box: 1, Item: 044
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1863 October 27? from F. Rupert (Camp Warington [possibly Warrenton, Va]) to
Parents and Sisters (Bloomsburg, Pa.) re: first time to write since he got
paid and came back from Pennsylvania [possibly referring to the battle of
Gettysburg or furlough]. Reports that his company is not with General
Patrick [Marsena R. (1811-1888) was general of Union volunteer forces] but now were with General Gregg’s [David M. Gregg (1833-1916) under General Stoneman at Gettysburg and was in 1864 Overland...
Dates:
1861 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864
[Letter]: 1863-11-04 from Francis to Lucy
File — Box: 0371, Box: 1, Item: 045
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1863 November 4 from F. Rupert (Camp near Warington [Warrenton, Va.] to L. D.
Rupert - Sister re: take opportunity to write you again. Gets her letters
every week and has written three times since being paid, but she says that
she does not get his letters. He does not know reason why his letters do not
get home. He is no longer with Gen. Patrick any more but now with Gen.
Gregg. The third day in the division had a fight and drove the Rebs back to
their infantry and then had to fall...
Dates:
1861 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864
[Letter]: 1863-??-14 from Francis to Lucy
File — Box: 0371, Box: 1, Item: 046
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1863 ???? 14 from F. Rupert to L(ucy). D. Rupert (Camp near Germantown, Va) to
Sister re: first time to write in great while reason is that three weeks ago he
was out on scout duty and his horse fell down into a creek and he got
a gash in his arm but it is getting well. Got her two letters with quarters
which came very handy and a photograph. Told her he and company are
with headquarters all the time they are provost guard of the Army of the
Potomac and the provost marshall’s name is...
Dates:
1861 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864
[Letter]: 1864-01-31 from Joseph to Mother
File — Box: 0371, Box: 1, Item: 047
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1864 January 31 from Your boy Joe [Richardson] (Head Quarters 1lth N.J.V.
Hazelton Carbon Co. Pa. [Hazleton, Pa. is in Luzerne County]) to Mother
re: yours of the 28th received, pleased all are well. Just arrived at Head
Quarters on Friday evening, all well but tired of traveling. “Did not see
Aunt Sue for it was too late when I got to Reading that night to go there”
He did not get to see his little Amelia for she had not got home when he got
there. Everything is full of ice and...
Dates:
1861 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864
[Note] "Frank Rupert died, June 26 1864"
Item — Box: 0371, Box: 1, Item: 048
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1864 June 26 “Frank Rupert of Company H, Second Cavalry died June 26, he is burried at Andersonville, and his grave is number 2538.” [lined paper fragment notation as “File note on Rupert’s grave location.”]
Dates:
1861 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864
[Letter]: 1864-06-26 from Joseph to Mother
File — Box: 0371, Box: 1, Item: 049
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1864 June 26 from Your boy Joe (Sickel Barracks Hospital Alexandria) to Mother
re: received her letters of June 21 and 22. He sent her a bundle which
contains his dress coat which he has not worn since he left Brandy Station,
a blanket he got at White House, a shirt and in pocket is a watch he picked
up May 12th from battlefield at Spotsylvania [fought May 8-21, 1864 as
2nd major battle of Gen. U.S. Grant’s 1864 Overland Campaign] - says he
promised it to Amelia, a little black book...
Dates:
1861 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864
[Letter]: 1864-07-20 from Joseph to Mother
File — Box: 0371, Box: 1, Item: 050
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1864 July 20 from Joe [Richardson] (Sickel [General] Hospital, Alexandria) to
Mother re: received her letter of the 26th and asks her not to worry about
him as he makes friends wherever he is. At the hospital he is spoken of
by the doctors as being “such a fine and intelligent and attentive young
man.” He says that the hospital is a mean place but “a good deal better
than it was when I first came here and I get plenty to do and I am
comfortable . I think it is too warm to live long.” ...
Dates:
1861 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864