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Title
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Lewis Wood Letters, 1862-1863 (Ms1991-011)
Subject
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Civil war
Description
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Lewis Wood was a private in Company K of the 2nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, possibly serving as the company's cook. He entered service at age 37 as a member of Company K on August 24, 1861, and was transferred to Company H on February 17, 1863. On April 20, 1864, he was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps. <br /><br />Lewis married a woman named Harriet A., and they may have had a daughter named Mary Louisa Wood. He died in 1897. He is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, Geneva, Ohio. <br /><br />Additional information about Lewis Wood is available in the Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Vol. XI, on pages 93 and 104. <br /><br />The collection consists of eight letters written by Wood to his wife Harriet A. Wood, in Unionville, Ohio. Seven of the eight letters were written in January and February 1862, from Camp Dennison, Ohio; en route to Missouri; and in Hudson, Platte City, and Kansas City, Missouri. The last letter was written on April 9, 1863, from Covington, Kentucky. Wood makes no mention of battles or skirmishes that his regiment might have been involved in, but the letters portray accounts of movements of the company, daily routine activities and items of his personal interest. He writes about purchasing food and other necessary items and mentions points of interest as they travel by railroad cars. Tunnels, rivers, and the prairie fascinate Private Wood, since these are new sights. The February 16, 1862, letter includes an interesting account of a slave auction in Platte City, Missouri, in which a woman and children were sold, and with the information that the latter were the children of the man who sold them. Wood's letters reveal a phonetic use of the English language and a general lack of knowledge of spelling or grammar. He uses combinations of vowels and consonants to acquire the words he wishes to express.
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Wood, Lewis
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<a href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1822.oai_ead.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the finding aid for the Lewis Wood Letters.</a>
Date
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1862/1863
Rights
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Permission to publish material from the Lewis Wood letters must be obtained from the Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Ms1991-011
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Lewis Wood Letters, Ms1991-011, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
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Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
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Letter, Lewis Wood to his wife from Camp Dennison, Ohio, January 3, 1862 (Ms1991-011)
Subject
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Civil War
Description
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A four page letter from Lewis Wood to his wife discussing company movements and life at Camp Dennison.
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Wood, Lewis
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<a href="http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00021.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the Lewis Wood Letters</a>
Date
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1862-01-03
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Permission to publish material from the Lewis Wood letters must be obtained from the Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Type
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Letters
Identifier
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Ms1991-011_F01_Letter_1862_0103
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Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
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William H. Yeaman Papers, 1862-1863 (Ms2010-034)
Subject
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Civil War
Description
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Fifteen letters from William H. Yeaman, Company A, 38th Virginia Infantry, Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Army of Northern Virginia, to his father and brother at home. Primarily contains battle description, depictions of soldier life, and inquiries of home life.
William H. Yeaman was a private in Company A led by Captain David Townes, 38th Virginia Infantry led by Colonel Isaac Carrington of Pittsylvania Court House, Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Army of Northern Virginia. Wounded at Seven Pines and died at Gettysburg in 1863.
His brother was Thomas B. Yeaman of Ringgold, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; his father was John Yeaman of the same town.
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William H. Yeaman
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<a href="http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00665.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the Finding Aid for the William H. Yeaman Papers</a>
Date
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1862/1863
Identifier
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Ms2010-034
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Ms2010_034_Yeaman_William_1861_12
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Letter, William H. Yeaman, "since December the [25?] 1861" (Ms2010-034)
Description
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A brief table list of William Yeaman's activities labeled "Since December the [25?] 1861." It lists activities from December 25 to January 8.
Date
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1861-12-25
1861-12-26
1861-12-27
1861-12-28
1861-12-29
1861-12-30
1861-12-31
1862-01-01
1862-01-02
1862-01-03
1862-01-04
1862-01-05
1862-01-06
1862-01-07
1862-01-08
Type
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Letters
Creator
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William H. Yeaman
Source
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<a href="http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00665.xml" target="_blank">See the Finding Aid for the William H. Yeaman Papers</a>
Subject
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Civil War
Rights
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<a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from William H. Yeaman Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a>
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<a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" target="_blank">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a>
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: William H. Yeaman Papers, Ms2010-034, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.