Box 1
Container
Contains 19 Results:
Background Material for Letters (Written by Mildred M. Haines), circa 1985
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates:
circa 1985
John Watkins to John Probert, 1863 January 11-December 15
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
These letters were written from Lexington, Ky.; Richmond, Ky.; Frankfort, Ky.; Camp Nelson, Ky.; Somerset, Ky.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Decatur, Ga.; Atlanta, Ga.; Nashville, Tenn.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Wilmington, N.C.; and Salisbury, N.C.
Dates:
1863 January 11-December 15
John Watkins to John Probert, 1864 January 14-1869 December 5, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates:
1864 January 14-1869 December 5, undated
John Watkins to Sarah Probert, 1862 September 10-December 31
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
These letters were written from Cleveland, Ohio; Camp Covington, Ky.; Lexington, Ky.; Richmond, Ky.; and Danville, Ky.
Dates:
1862 September 10-December 31
John Watkins to Sarah Probert, 1863 January 8-February 19
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
These letters were written from Danville, Ky; Frankfort, Ky.; and Lexington, Ky.
Dates:
1863 January 8-February 19
John Watkins to Sarah Probert, 1863 February 20-March 29
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates:
1863 February 20-March 29
John Watkins to Sarah Probert, 1863 April 1-May 10
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
These letters were written from Lexington, Ky. and Somerset, Ky.
Dates:
1863 April 1-May 10
John Watkins to Sarah Probert, 1863 May 17-June 26
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates:
1863 May 17-June 26
John Watkins to Sarah Probert, 1863 July 1-December 27
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
These letters were written from Somerset, Ky.; Danville, Ky.; Parkersburg, Va.; Lexington, Ky.; and Knoxville, Tenn.
Dates:
1863 July 1-December 27
John Watkins to Sarah Probert, 1864 January 3-December 25
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
These letters were written from Knoxville, Tenn.; Marietta, Ga.; Atlanta, Ga.; Decatur, Ga.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Columbia, Tenn.
Dates:
1864 January 3-December 25
John Watkins to Sarah Probert, 1865 January 1-March 29
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
These letters were written from Columbia, Tenn.; Clifton, Tenn.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Wilmington, N.C.; and Kingston, N.C.
Dates:
1865 January 1-March 29
John Watkins to Sarah Probert, 1865 April 2-June 14
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
These letters were written from Raleigh, N.C.; Greensboro, N.C.; Salisbury, N.C.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Washington, D.C.; and Pittsfield, Ohio.
Dates:
1865 April 2-June 14
John Watkins to Sarah Probert, 1895 September 17-1902 October, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates:
1895 September 17-1902 October, undated
John Watkins to Others, 1865 September 16-1899 September 8, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
These letters were written from Knoxville, Tenn.; Gettysburg, Pa.; and Pittsfield, Ohio.
Dates:
1865 September 16-1899 September 8, undated
Sarah Probert Watkins to Various Relatives, 1864 February 25-1865 March 12
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
These letters were written from Pittsfield, Ohio.
Dates:
1864 February 25-1865 March 12
Various Relatives to Sarah Probert Watkins, 1863 April 17-1864 September 18
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
5 Letters dated 1863-1864 are from James Davis, a cousin, and were written from Camp Cleveland, Ohio; Camp Herrick, Ohio; and Camp Dennison, Ohio. 1 Letter dated April 10, 1864 is from James Lewis, a cousin, written from Louisville, Ky. 27 letters dated 1863-1865 are from Albert Probert, a brother, written from Camp Herrick, Ohio; Camp Dennison, Ohio; Camp Cleveland, Ohio; Louisville, Ky.; Mt. Sterling, Ky.; and Seneca County, Ohio. 9 letters dated 1863-1866 are from George Probert, a...
Dates:
1863 April 17-1864 September 18
Various Relatives to Sarah Probert Watkins, 1865 February 20-1866 March 30, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates:
1865 February 20-1866 March 30, undated
Members of his Battery to John Watkins, 1875 January 30-1922 November 26, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
These letters were written from Toledo, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; Sand Lake, N. J.; Rochester, Ohio; and Mentor, Ohio.
Dates:
1875 January 30-1922 November 26, undated
Other Letters to John Watkins, 1867 January 8-1921 February 27
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note
These letters were written from Columbus, Ohio, and Cleveland, Ohio.
Dates:
1867 January 8-1921 February 27