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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated October 30, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated November 3, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes from an undisclosed location in Germany, sharing the reasoning behind his secrecy, and how nice it has been to be back with "the boys" after being away in the hospital for so long.
- Date Created:
- 1944-10-30T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Letter expressing Holmes's desire that a Constitutional Union Party be formed for the 1856 election.
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- 1855-10-27T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Correspondence from John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, March 28, 1863. During this time, Bennitt works as a hospital surgeon and treats the wounded of the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He is reassigned to the 19th regiment, and is captured by the Confederates and spends time as a prisoner of war in Richmond. After his release, he goes to Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 3 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
- Date Created:
- 1863-03-28T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- I Hope to Do My Country Service: the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry, part of collection with diaries published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2005.
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- Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, October 3, 1863. During this time, Bennitt_s regiment is ordered to McMinnville, Tennessee, to garrison the town on a Confederate communications route. Bennitt tours the Stones River battlefield and reports on the conditions of the people of Tennessee, and the formation of U.S. Colored Infantry regiments. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 5 of I Hope to Do My Country Service. Michigan Tennessee
- Date Created:
- 1863-10-03T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- I Hope to Do My Country Service: the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry, part of collection with diaries published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2005.
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- A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on September 10, 1989 entitled "Ministry is a Many-Splendored Thing", on the occasion of Pentecost XVII, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: I Peter 2:5, I Peter 4:10-11.
- Date Created:
- 1989-09-10T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/
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- Design shows female with state coat of arms and "Loyal to the Union. State of Vermont." Design in red and blue on a white envelope. For sale by Wm. Ridenburgh, 132 & 134 Nassau St., N.Y.
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Hornet British fighter, September 1, 1955.
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- 1955-09-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- MD 452 Mystere French fighter, April 1, 1953.
- Date Created:
- 1953-04-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- IL-10 Russian attack, January 1, 1951.
- Date Created:
- 1951-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- B-24 Liberator US Army heavy bomber, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries