William Cosgrove Letter
This collection is composed of a letter that William Cosgrove of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, Battery G, wrote to his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Bowers, in Mount Vernon (Knox County) Ohio from Nashville, Tennessee on January 31, 1864. He writes of his cousin Charles's death in Memphis and his own battery's move to Nashville. Also, he speaks of conditions in camp, including a recent outbreak of smallpox and his personal troubles with rheumatism.
Dates
- 1864 January 31
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection is composed of a letter that William Cosgrove of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, Battery G, wrote to his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Bowers, in Mount Vernon (Knox County) Ohio from Nashville, Tennessee on January 31, 1864. He writes of his cousin Charles's death in Memphis and his own battery's move to Nashville. Also, he speaks of conditions in camp, including a recent outbreak of smallpox and his personal troubles with rheumatism.
Biographical/Historical Note
William Cosgrove was born in New York to Stephen and Hanna Cosgrove in March 1841, the first of nine children. Prior to 1860, the Cosgrove family moved to Milton, Ohio (Ashland County), where Stephen and William worked on the family farm.
In September 1861, Cosgrove mustered into Battery D of the 1st Regiment of the Ohio Light Artillery. Shortly before writing the letter in this collection, Cosgrove transferred from Battery D to Battery G of the same regiment. After the war ended, Cosgrove returned to Ohio and settled in Holmes (Crawford County) where he worked as a mechanic and carpenter. He married Rebecca (d. 1916) in approximately 1868, and they had five children. Cosgrove died on January 15, 1924.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was purchased by Special Collections in May 2004.
- Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
- Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence.
- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Artillery operations.
- United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865).
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository