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- Description:
- Letter from Alexander Van Riper to Henry Van Riper in it he expresses his wish that the family back home would write to him more often and that he worries about being compensated as promised for his service.
- Notes:
- The original letters from this collections are located in the Special Collections at the Wayne State University. Please contact Special Collections to view the original materials. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-01-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Van Riper Family Correspondence
- Description:
- Letter from Henry to his father, in it he discusses sickness spreading at camp and leaving for Chattanooga
- Notes:
- The original letters from this collections are located in the Special Collections at the Wayne State University. Please contact Special Collections to view the original materials. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-03-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Van Riper Family Correspondence
- Description:
- Letter from Joshua Benster to Henry Van Riper describing his work as part of the Construction Corps, repairing railroads damaged by the rebels and coming under fire
- Notes:
- The original letters from this collections are located in the Special Collections at the Wayne State University. Please contact Special Collections to view the original materials. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Van Riper Family Correspondence
- Description:
- Letter from Alexander Van Riper to Henry Van Riper discussing camp life, specifically meals.
- Notes:
- The original letters from this collections are located in the Special Collections at the Wayne State University. Please contact Special Collections to view the original materials. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-08-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Van Riper Family Correspondence
- Description:
- Letter from Henry Van Riper to his family discussing illness and food in the army.
- Notes:
- The original letters from this collections are located in the Special Collections at the Wayne State University. Please contact Special Collections to view the original materials. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Van Riper Family Correspondence
- Description:
- Letter from Joshua [Bensen?] to Henry Van Riper in it he talks about being surrounded by the Rebels and being very ill with the flu.
- Notes:
- The original letters from this collections are located in the Special Collections at the Wayne State University. Please contact Special Collections to view the original materials. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-11-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Van Riper Family Correspondence
- Description:
- Letter from Lucy Maria to Henry Van Riper and her cousins discussing how much she enjoys going to school
- Notes:
- The original letters from this collections are located in the Special Collections at the Wayne State University. Please contact Special Collections to view the original materials. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1860-05-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Van Riper Family Correspondence
- Description:
- Letter from Joshua Benster regarding his business.
- Notes:
- The original letters from this collections are located in the Special Collections at the Wayne State University. Please contact Special Collections to view the original materials. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1868-02-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Van Riper Family Correspondence
- Description:
- This letter from Catherine Myers to Abraham Lincoln requests that her son be discharged from the army.
Lincoln forwarded the letter to Thaddeus Stevens, who approved the discharge. Lincoln was regularly sent requests for discharges
and pardons. This can be seen in the last section of this item, where Lincoln initially wrote "Pardon," but then crossed it out
and wrote "Discharged."
- Date Issued:
- 1864-08-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- Letter from Alexander Van Riper to his family informing them that he is in the hospital and making requests.
- Notes:
- The original letters from this collections are located in the Special Collections at the Wayne State University. Please contact Special Collections to view the original materials. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Van Riper Family Correspondence