William Styer Letter
This collection houses a letter from William Styer to his wife Susanah dated April 2, 1863 and sent from Fort Pickering, Tennessee. Styer sends his greetings to his family, discusses a smallpox outbreak in camp, relates news of Union victories, and sees hope that the war will end soon due to poor Confederate morale.
Dates
- 1863 April 2
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses a letter from William Styer to his wife Susanah dated April 2, 1863 and sent from Fort Pickering, Tennessee. Styer sends his greetings to his family, discusses a smallpox outbreak in camp, relates news of Union victories, and sees hope that the war will end soon due to poor Confederate morale.
Biographical/Historical Note
William Styer was born in about 1834 in Ohio. He settled in Kokomo (Howard County) Indiana, where he married Susanah Defabaugh on May 4, 1858. Styer enlisted as a Second Lieutenant in Company D of the Indiana 89th Regiment on August 9, 1862 and resigned on October 20, 1863. After leaving the military he returned to Kokomo, where he lived until his death on February 8, 1890.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single oversize folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was purchased by Special Collections on March 31, 2007
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository