United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Scope and Contents This collection contains six photocopied letters and note transmitting those letters to Eleanor (a grand-daughter of Henry T. Semans). The letters are dated from September 8, 1864 to October 30, 1865. Besides affairs of camp life and family relations (including a specific request for food stuffs to be mailed from Henry T. Semans’ parents), the letters make reference to Hood and his army and the destruction of eight or ten miles of railroad, accomplished by the burning of ties. The actions of...