Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

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  Letter, 1861 June 23, James O. Salsbury to [Unknown]

  James O. Salsbury

  Letter from James O. Salsbury at Camp Philippi. Salsbury served in the Sixteenth Regiment with Oscar Ladley and was originally from Yellow Springs. He writes about being asked to give his signature and that he did not feel "the effects of such fare as much as most of the boys."

  This note was originally enclosed with Oscar Ladley's letter to his mother and sisters from June 23, 1861.

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  Letter, 1861 June 23, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother, Sisters, and Friends [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley, et al.]

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  Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother, sister, and friends from Camp at Philippi. Oscar writes about being pressured to reenlist, and how he wished that those people pressuring him would experience the conditions that he has endured in his time in the service.

  Oscar originally enclosed a letter from James O. Salsbury with this letter.

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  Letter, 1861 June 21, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

  Oscar D. Ladley

  Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and sisters from Strasburg, Virginia. He recounts looking for Mrs. Miers, a sister of Derostus Ladley. Oscar found her and she told him that her son John Derostus was in Jackson's army in the 320th Virginia Regiment and her other son Robert was at the Battle of Manassas.

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  Letter, 1861 June 15, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

  Oscar D. Ladley

  Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and sisters from Philippi, Virginia. In his letter Oscar recounts being awoken by a call "to arms," but the secessionists spotted by the picket guard never appeared. This was one of four times that this had happened to their company. Oscar also informs his mother and sisters that he has sent them many letters, but that he has only received one from them so far.

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  Letter, 1861 June 1, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

  Oscar D. Ladley

  Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and sisters from Grafton, Virginia. Oscar writes about arriving in Grafton after a large group of secessionists previously occupied the area.

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  Letter, 1861 May 29, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]

  Oscar D. Ladley

  Letter to Oscar's mother and sisters from Fairmount, Virginia. Oscar writes about being in the "enemies [sic] country," but that the Virginians are glad to see them and are treating them very well.

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  Letter, 1861 May 22, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother, Sisters, and Ann [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley and Ann Griswold]

  Oscar D. Ladley

  Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother, sisters, and Ann Griswold from Camp Jackson. Oscar writes that many of the men "break guard" to sneak out of camp. He also writes that many officers are pressuring privates to stay in the service for three years; however, he isn't interested in reenlisting because how differently the privates are treated from the officers in the service.

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  Letter, 1861 May 19, 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 Jackson. Oscar recounts conditions in the camp, what the soldiers are given to eat, and the nearby penitentiary catching on fire.

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  Letter, 1861 May 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 Jackson in Columbus. Oscar describes the camp and mentions that it "looks like a pig pen."

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  Letter, 1861 April 1, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother [Catherine Ladley]

  Oscar D. Ladley

  Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother from Memphis. He describes the city as "a very beautiful place" and comments on the size of the house. In his letter Oscar compares the Mississippi River being "thick with mud boiling" to the Ohio River which he calls "smooth and placid."

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  Letter, 1861 March 14, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother [Catherine Ladley]

  Oscar D. Ladley

  Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother, from Vincennes, Indiana. His letter mentions traveling through Indiana. Oscar writes that he was in Terre Haute the day before and "it is a very fine town larger than Dayton or Columbus."

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  Letter, 1861 March 13, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice]

  Oscar D. Ladley

  Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and his sisters from Camp Milroy. In the letter Oscar talks about the weather and the area that they are stationed in. Originally, he enclosed rings he made out of laurel root in the letter.