Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Ladley was a career army officer who fought in the Civil War with Company G, 75th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was later assigned to Fort Sully in the Dakota Territories. His papers consist primarily of letters written to his mother and sisters in Yellow Springs, Ohio, telling of his Civil War experiences, and later, his life as a frontier army officer. Also included are some Civil War military records.

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Letter, 1862 August 13, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Oscar D. Ladley

Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and sisters from camp near Culpepper, Virginia. Oscar writes about getting a recommendation for promotion from the captain of his regiment, marching from Sperryville to Culpepper, and other news from camp.
Letter, 1862 August 4, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Oscar D. Ladley

Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and sisters from camp near Sperryville, Virginia. In this letter Oscar writes about drills with his brigade and division, about attempting to get a commission, seeing his father's old home in Woodstock, and more.
Letter, 1862 July 27, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Oscar D. Ladley

Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and sisters from Sperryville, Virginia. In this letter Oscar writes about the possibility of family friends helping him get a commission in a new regiment, meeting Aunt Eliza, and more.
Letter, 1862 May 24, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Oscar D. Ladley

Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and sisters from Camp at Franklin. Oscar writes about sending home a receipt for $40.00, being fed half rations due to an attack on their supplies, fighting in a skirmish, and more.

The additional postscript is believed to have been a part of this letter but was labeled April 23, 1862.
Letter, 1862 May 13, C. Ladley to My Dear Boy [Oscar D. Ladley]

Catherine Ladley

Letter to Oscar Ladley from his mother in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She writes about feeling apprehensive about Oscar's safety after reading an account of a recent battle, rumors about the war, and more.
Letter, 1862 May 12, Oscar Ladley to [No salutation]

Oscar D. Ladley

Letter from Oscar Ladley from camp at Franklin. Oscar writes about how many men were wounded in the last fight, and how the "Yellow Springs boys are safe".
Letter, 1862 May 6, Oscar Ladley to [No salutation]

Oscar D. Ladley

Letter from Oscar Ladley from camp at the foot of the Shenandoah Mountains. Oscar writes about breaking camp, describes General Milroy, and more.
Letter, 1862 May 5, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Oscar D. Ladley

Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and sisters from Camp Reily. Oscar writes about conditions in the camp, the health of his regiment, and he asks about friends and family at home.
Letter, 1862 April 23, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Oscar D. Ladley

Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and Sisters from Camp at Monterey. Oscar writes about a recent skirmish, a description of an enclosed drawing, and more. He also mentions in his postscript that the Gazette incorrectly reported the number of dead and wounded.
Letter, 1862 April 14, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Oscar D. Ladley

Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and sisters from Camp at Monterey. Oscar writes about marching from Huttonsville to Monterey, Virginia, a skirmish with the Rebels, and more.
Letter, 1862 April 6, Mary [Mary Ladley] to Brother [Oscar D. Ladley]

Mary Ladley

Letter to Oscar Ladley from his sister in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Mary writes about the weather, events in town, and more.
Letter, 1862 April 3, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Oscar D. Ladley

Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and sisters from Camp Milroy. Oscar writes about preferring to hear news from home than the war, participating in the company drill exercises, the weather and more. Oscar enclosed a few news articles, an advertisement for a "Substitute in a Mounted Ranger Company," and a Song of the Sentinel from the Richmond Dispatch.

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter, 1862 August 13, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Letter, 1862 August 4, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Letter, 1862 July 27, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Letter, 1862 May 24, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Letter, 1862 May 13, C. Ladley to My Dear Boy [Oscar D. Ladley]

Letter, 1862 May 12, Oscar Ladley to [No salutation]

Letter, 1862 May 6, Oscar Ladley to [No salutation]

Letter, 1862 May 5, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Letter, 1862 April 23, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Letter, 1862 April 14, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

Letter, 1862 April 6, Mary [Mary Ladley] to Brother [Oscar D. Ladley]

Letter, 1862 April 3, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

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