Civil War Letters: Illinois

“Bloody 9th” Illinois Cavalry Fights Forrest on MULES! – “We have come so accustomed to the music of balls and the shrick of shells…”

14th Illinois Cavalry – Major David Quigg Writes Home from Prison in Charleston, S.C. After His Capture in Athens, Georgia – Includes P.O.W. Envelope

Letter from 45th Illinois Infantry Soldier Daniel Baker Written on Scarce Patriotic Stationery “Sinking of the Pirate Alabama”