Manuscript Database

Creator/Title

Earl, James W. Letters. 1862. 7 items.

Call No.

Mss. C E

Content

Letters, primarily concerned with an "Indian Expedition" undertaken by an Ohio Vol. Cavalry Regt. in Kansas and Okla., show Earl's frustration at not being with the main Union forces; describe the poor quality of the Regt. Colonel; note the possibility of the Regt. going to Ky. to fight guerrillas, and the prospects for the war.

Subject Heading

United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865