Box 1
Container
Contains 69 Results:
Letter to Eliza Burggraf, 1864 April 15
File — Box: 1, Folder: 51
Identifier: Series I
Scope and Contents
Written from Grand Ecore, Louisiana.
Dates:
1864 April 15
Letter to Eliza Burggraf, 1864 November 20
File — Box: 1, Folder: 52
Identifier: Series I
Scope and Contents
Written from St. Louis, Missouri.
Dates:
1864 November 20
Letter to son Frank, daughter Lizza and wife Eliza, 1864 November 28
File — Box: 1, Folder: 53
Identifier: Series I
Scope and Contents
Written on board the Steamer Spray, Smithland, Kentucky.
Dates:
1864 November 28
Letter to Eliza Burggraf, 1865 January 22
File — Box: 1, Folder: 54
Identifier: Series I
Scope and Contents
Written from Paducah, Kentucky.
Dates:
1865 January 22
Letter to Eliza Burggraf, 1865 February 19
File — Box: 1, Folder: 55
Identifier: Series I
Scope and Contents
Written from Paducah, Kentucky.
Dates:
1865 February 19
Letter to Eliza Burggraf, 1865 April 18
File — Box: 1, Folder: 56
Identifier: Series I
Scope and Contents
Written from Paducah, Kentucky.
Dates:
1865 April 18
Letter to Eliza Burggraf, 1865 April 27
File — Box: 1, Folder: 57
Identifier: Series I
Scope and Contents
Written from Paducah, Kentucky.
Dates:
1865 April 27
Letter to John G. Burggraf, 1865 May 1
File — Box: 1, Folder: 58
Identifier: Series I
Scope and Contents
Letter from Lt. Col. Phineas Pease to J. G. Burggraf, written from Centralia, Illinois.
Dates:
1865 May 1
Letter to Eliza Burggraf , 1865 May 7
File — Box: 1, Folder: 59
Identifier: Series I
Scope and Contents
Written from Paducah, Kentucky.
Dates:
1865 May 7
"Be Kind to the Loved ones" – Poem, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 60
Identifier: Series II
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From the Collection:
The letters written by John G. Burggraf begin in May 1860 when he traveled to Holly Springs, Mississippi for work. The majority of the letters were written after December 29, 1861 when he went to Camp Butler, Illinois as part of the newly formed 49th Illinois Infantry. These letters cover various aspects of Burggraf's war experience. The 49th Illinois Infantry fought in a number of major battles during the Civil War including the battle of Shiloh and the battle of Pleasant Hill....
Dates:
undated