Howard, R.S., fl. 1863 Documents pertaining to Chaplain R. S. Howard's service in the Battle of Vicksburg [Decimalized .01- .03]

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Howard, Chaplain of the 124th Illinois Infantry, writes extremely detailed and descriptive letters regarding the Battle of Vicksburg. Includes a map of Vicksburg drawn in black and red ink.

GLC#
GLC06382
Type
Header Record
Date
1863
Author/Creator
Howard, R.S., fl. 1863
Title
Documents pertaining to Chaplain R. S. Howard's service in the Battle of Vicksburg [Decimalized .01- .03]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
2 letters, 1 map
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Howard, R. S., fl. 1863
Civil War
Military History
Union Forces
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle
Religion

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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to brother [George]

12 March 1863

Howard, Richard L., fl. 1863

Written to "Geo" or "Gro." Howard, Chaplain of the 124th Illinois Infantry, writes as the Union organized operations against Vicksburg, Mississippi. Discusses mutual acquaintances, family, and his recent sickness. Describes Lake Providence...

GLC06382.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Brother Grover and Bird

circa 12 July 1863

Howard, Richard L., fl. 1863

Howard, Chaplain of the 124th Illinois Infantry, writes an enormous and colorful letter on a Confederate muster sheet he refers to as "a secesh sheet." One on side, writes to Brother Grover. Mentions Clara. Writing after the fall of Vicksburg...

GLC06382.02
Collection Item
Map

[Map of the front view of Vicksburg]

4 July 1863

Howard, Richard L., fl. 1863

Howard, Chaplain of the 124th Illinois Infantry, depicts Vicksburg, Mississippi and the surrounding area in black and red ink. Illustrates the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers, a cottonwood forest, the Vicksburg and Texas Railroad line (destroyed)...

GLC06382.03