Manuscripts
Richard J. (Richard Jacob) Mohr correspondence to Martha Collier Mohr
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- Description
- There are 16, some incomplete, letters from Richard J. (Richard Jacob) Mohr to his fiancée Martha (Mattie) Collier, a school teacher. In these letters, Mohr describes his life in the United States Army, pines for home, and dreams about the future with Collier. He writes about camp life in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama, including trips to neighboring towns and encounters with the locals. He also touches on the business of running a field hospital, conversations with his patients, Confederate deserters, and discusses his commanding officers, including Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, Frances Preston Blair, Jr., Peter Joseph Osterhaus, and James B. McPherson. Other topics include military news and political headlines.
- Production date
- 1863-1871.
- Call number
- mssHM 83600 (1-16)
