MEAD, CHAUNCEY W.
Chauncey W. Mead letters,
1862-1865
Chauncey W. Mead letters, 1862-1865
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8znbj
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
Creator: | Mead, Chauncey W. |
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Title: | Chauncey W. Mead letters, 1862-1865 |
Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 498 |
Extent: | .25 linear ft. (1 box) |
Abstract: | Photocopies of letters from Chauncey W. Mead to Miss Kate Litzel (Cleveland, Ohio) his fiancée, and later wife, while he was serving in the 103rd Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. |
Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Loaned for copying, 1967.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Chauncey W. Mead letters, Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
Processed by MRD, 1968.
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Collection Description
Biographical Note
Chauncey W. Mead of Cleveland, Ohio was a sergeant in Co. E, 103rd Ohio Infantry Regiment. In 1862 and 1863 Mead served in Kentucky and Tennessee. He was on the expedition for relief of Burnside, besieged in Knoxville late 1863 and early 1864. He participated in the campaign for Atlanta, as a part of 23rd Corps, May-September, 1864. His first real fighting occurred in the Atlanta campaign, battle of Resaca. He was in General George H. Thomas's campaign against Hood in Middle Tennessee in the winter of 1864-1865. He completed his service in North Carolina, spring and summer 1865. For material on 103rd Ohio, see Philip C. Hayes, Journal-History of the Hundred and Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Bryan, Ohio, 1872).
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of photocopies of 49 letters, dating between September 11, 1862 and June 3, 1865, from Chauncey W. Mead, all of which are addressed to Miss Kate Litzel (Cleveland, Ohio) his fiancée, and later wife. The letters discuss camp life, his patriotism, his morale, and Southern women, but little about combat. The letters were written from Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and the Atlanta-Marietta, Georgia area during the Atlanta Campaign (1864).
Arrangement Note
Arranged in chronological order.
Selected Search Terms
Personal Names
Corporate Names
- United States. Army--Military life.
- United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 103rd (1862-1865). Company E.
Topical Terms
- Atlanta Campaign, 1864.
- Resaca, Battle of, Resaca, Ga., 1864.
- Soldiers--Ohio.
- Women--Southern States.
Geographic Names
- Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Occupation
Container List
Box | Folder | Content |
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1 | - | Correspondence, 1862-1865 |