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Before the days of wire services or news bureaus, newspapers frequently printed letters from local soldiers to provide more
in-depth coverage of war news. Since regiments were recruited by geographical regions, most of the men serving in a unit were
neighbors, and their families often shared letters with each other. Some soldiers specifically arranged to send reports of
company news to their hometown newspapers. This index, prepared by Dan Masters, records all soldiers' correspondence printed
in the Williams County newspapers during the Civil War. Researchers should be aware that these indexes do not necessarily
represent the holdings of the Center for Archival Collections. Those wishing to review the news articles or editorials cited
here should consult the Guide to Newspaper Holdings.
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Colonel Frank M. Case, U.S. Army Letters: Williams County Leader- 7/4/1861, 7/18/1861
Brigadier General James Blair Steedman Letter: Press and Leader - 4/2/1863
Surgeon S.B. Hiner Letter: Bryan Union Press- 9/29/1864
Captain W.A. Hunter Letters: Bryan Union Press- 9/24/1863, 10/1/1863
Samuel L. Hunter, Army of the Cumberland Letters: Bryan Union Press- 11/19/1863, 11/26/1863
G.W. Moudy Letter: Bryan Union Press- 3/24/1864
P.W. Norris, U.S. Sanitary Commission Letter: Bryan Union Press- 6/2/1864
Illinois Units
44th Illinois Infantry
Article 1/2/1862
"Soldier" Letter: Williams County Leader- 11/21/1861
Indiana Units
9th Indiana Infantry
Private Loren W. Caldwell, Company Letter: Williams County Leader- 1/2/1862
13th Indiana Infantry
Corporal William M. Starr, Company B "Venice" Letters: UP- 2/28/1862, 3/28/1862, 4/4/1862 (2), 4/11/1862, 4/25/1862, 5/2/1862, 5/9/1862, 5/16/1862, 5/23/1862
Iowa
4th Iowa Infantry
Captain William H. Kinsman, Company B Letters: Williams County Leader- 10/10/1861, 1/2/1862, 1/16/1862, 6/26/1862
12th Iowa Infantry
Lieutenant (later Captain) Joseph R.C. Hunter, Company A Article: Press and Leader - 4/2/1863 Letter: Press and Leader - 5/21/1863
Massachusetts Units
2nd Massachusetts Infantry
"S.D." Letter: Williams County Leader- 5/8/1862
Michigan Units
4th Michigan Infantry
Colonel Dwight A. Woodbury Letters: Williams County Leader- 6/5/1862, 6/12/1862, 7/3/1862
Ohio Units
3rd Ohio Cavalry
Private Orrin Barker, Company H Letter: Williams County Leader- 3/13/1862
First Sergeant Thomas J. Cosley, Company H Letter: Press and Leader - 3/26/1863
"Buckeye" Company H Letter: Williams County Leader- 6/12/1862
9th Ohio Cavalry
Quartermaster Sergeant Peter Friend Letter: Bryan Union Press- 3/17/1864
Captain William Stough, Company H Letters: Bryan Union Press- 11/12/1863, 2/18/1864
First Sergeant John E. Binkley, Company H Letter: Bryan Union Press-5/19/1864
14th Ohio Infantry
Article: 4/9/1863
Private Isaac Ruth Sherwood, Company C Letters: Williams County Leader- 5/2/1861, 5/9/1861, 5/16/1861, 5/23/1861, 6/6/1861 (2), 6/13/1861 (2), 6/20/1861 (2), 6/27/1861,
7/4/1861, 7/11/1861, 7/18/1861, 8/1/1861 (2)
Sergeant Henry G. Neubert, Company C Letters: Williams County Leader- 4/3/1862
Quartermaster Sergeant Saunders M. Huyck Letters: Williams County Leader- 12/5/1861, 1/16/1862
S.S. Smith Letter: Williams County Leader- 5/16/1861
Corporal J.M.L. (3 months) Article: UP- 3/28/1862
Member Letter: Williams County Leader- 5/30/1861
"Occasional" Letter: Williams County Leader- 5/22/1862
20th Ohio Infantry
Article Press and Leader -4/16/1863
Private Henry H. Sander, "H.H.S.," Company B Letter: Bryan Union Press 12/24/1863
38th Ohio Infantry
Articles Bryan Union Press-5/7/1863, 12/10/1863, 1/21/1864, 7/14/1864, 7/21/1864, 7/28/1864, 8/4/1864, 8/18/1864, 8/25/1864, 9/22/1864
Dr. S.C. Brown, "S.C.B." Letters: Bryan Union Press- 7/28/1864, 8/11/1864, 9/1/1864
Private Walter S. Tomlinson, Company A Letter: Bryan Union Press- 8/20/1863
First Lieutenant John W. Pollock, Company D Letter: Bryan Union Press- 8/18/1864
Captain Robert McQuilkin, Company E Letters: Williams County Leader- 10/24/1861, 11/7/1861, 1/16/1862 Letters: UP- 3/21/1862, 4/25/1862, 6/6/1862, 7/25/1862 Letters: Press and Leader - 10/30/1862, 1/15/1863, 4/30/1863, 6/4/1863
Private Alfred Press and Leader ummer, Company E Letter: Press and Leader - 2/26/1863
Private Thomas M. Starr, Company E Letter: Press and Leader - 10/30/1862
Private Charles H. Yeagley, Company E Letter: Williams County Leader- 11/21/1861
Captain William Stough, Company H Letters: Williams County Leader- 11/14/1861, 12/26/1861, 1/30/1862, 2/6/1862 Letters: UP- 1/31/1862, 3/7/1862
Captain Andrew Newman, Company H Letters: Williams County Leader- 1/23/1862, 2/20/1862 Letter: Press and Leader - 4/30/1863 Letter: Bryan Union Press- 8/18/1864
Corporal Jerome D. Gleason, "J.D.G.", Company H Letter: Press and Leader - 1/29/1863 Letter: Bryan Union Press- 4/14/1864
Musician Darius W. Baird, "Darius," Company H Letter: Bryan Union Press- 11/26/1863
Private Lee H. Rudisill, Company H Letter: UP- 2/21/1862
"Co. Aitch," Company H Letter: Bryan Union Press- 4/28/1864
Private Francis M. Masters, Company K Letter: Press and Leader - 8/13/1863
"D.W.B." Letters: Bryan Union Press- 3/31/1864, 4/28/1864
"Junius" Letter: Bryan Union Press- 8/11/1864
Member Letter: UP- 6/6/1862
"Monroe" Letter: UP- 5/23/1862
"Omega" Letters: UP-5/30/1862, 6/6/1862, 6/20/1862, 6/27/1862, 7/4/1862, 7/18/1862 Letters: Press and Leader - 8/21/1862, 11/27/1862, 12/18/1862, 12/25/1862
45th Ohio Infantry
Private James H. Bradley, Company F Letter- Bryan Union Press- 4/7/1864
67th Ohio Infantry
C.H.W. Sibley Letter: Williams County Leader- 3/6/1862
"Sixty-Seventh Regiment" Letter: Williams County Leader- 4/3/1862
68th Ohio Infantry
Articles Press and Leader - 4/16/1863, 6/11/1863 Bryan Union Press- 4/14/1864, 8/4/1864
Second Lieutenant James F. Cosgro, "J.F.C", Company C Letters: Bryan Union Press- 2/4/1864, 8/11/1864 Letter: Bryan Democrat- 5/28/1864
First Lieutenant James H. Long, Company K Letter: Williams County Leader- 2/27/1862 Letters: UP- 4/11/1862, 5/2/1862 Letters: Press and Leader - 12/4/1862, 2/5/1863 Letter: Bryan Union Press- 9/3/1863
Private Andrew J. Long, Company K Letters: Williams County Leader- 1/30/1862, 3/6/1862, 3/13/1862, 4/3/1862, 7/17/1862 Letters: Press and Leader - 8/28/1862, 1/29/1863, 7/16/1863 Letters: Bryan Union Press- 9/24/1863, 10/22/1863, 9/1/1864
Private Thomas A. Shorthill, Company K Letter: Williams County Leader- 3/6/1862
Captain Edwin J. Evans, "E.J.E.", Company K Letter: Williams County Leader- 6/26/1862 Letter: Press and Leader - 7/23/1863 Letter: Bryan Democrat- 6/4/1863
78th Ohio Infantry
Article Press and Leader - 4/16/1863
80th Ohio Infantry
Assistant Surgeon T.H. Blaker Letter: Press and Leader - 10/16/1862
83rd Ohio Infantry
Private John R. Pepper, Company A Letter: Press and Leader - 8/13/1863
100th Ohio Infantry
Articles: Bryan Union Press- 4/23/1863, 7/14/1864, 8/25/1864, 9/8/1864
Private John K. Halm (Kalm), Company C Letter: Bryan Union Press- 11/12/1863
Private John W. Kinneman, Company C Letter: Bryan Union Press- 8/27/1863
Musician William E. Stough, Company C Letter: Bryan Union Press- 7/28/1864
111th Ohio Infantry
Articles Bryan Union Press-3/26/1863, 7/14/1864
Adjutant Isaac Ruth Sherwood Letters: Press and Leader - 10/2/1862, 10/23/1862, 10/30/1862
Musician Samuel S. Hughes Letters: Press and Leader - 10/16/1862, 6/4/1863 Letter: Bryan Union Press- 11/12/1863
Corporal James C. Thomas, Company C Letter: Bryan Union Press- 7/14/1864
126th Ohio Infantry
Private John P. Kuhn, Company E Letter: Bryan Union Press- 5/12/1864
128th Ohio Infantry
Acting Surgeon J.R. Kemp Letter: Press and Leader - 4/16/1863
142nd Ohio Infantry
Second Lieutenant George W. Anderson, Company D Letter: Bryan Union Press- 7/7/1864
Private Clark J. Dewitt, Company D Letters: Bryan Union Press- 6/16/1864, 7/21/1864
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