Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Ditter family. Letters, 1861-1863. 14 items
Call No.
Mss. C D
Content
This collection primarily consists of the Civil War letters of Ben Ditter, 31st Ohio Inf., and his brother, Thomas, 97th Ohio Inf. Ben describes camp life and military operations during the Mill Springs, Shiloh, and Corinth campaigns of 1861-1862. He also roundly condemns the Emancipation Proclamation. Thomas discusses army pay while in a field hospital at Murfreesboro in 1863 and describes Christmas celebrations and the recent fighting at Chattanooga while camped in East Tenn. on 25 Dec.1863. Also included is an 1862 letter to their father, George, from his sister Faith McClure which mentions her sons' military service.