Date Original
1863
Description
This collection contains typed transcripts of four letters and one photocopy of a letter, written by Samuel J. Bartlett in 1863.
Biographical/Historical Note
The letters in this collection were written by Samuel Jones Bartlett to his sister, Mary, and his brother. Bartlett was born on December 28, 1836, to Sylvanus and Amanda Bingham Bartlett. He was a soldier in the Union Army and was stationed in Arkansas at Ft. Hindman and fought at Vicksburg on the Union ram, "Monarch.". He died on May 23, 1910. Mary Bartlett was born on April 16, 1843 in Ohio. During the Civil War, she lived in Venton, Ohio and received letters from her husband and two brothers who all served in the Union Army. Herman Weller was born April 28, 1833 in Pennsylvania. Mary and Herman were married on October 30, 1866 in Athens, Ohio. Herman Weller served in Company "A" of the Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment. Mary's brother William Bartlett was born in 1839 and served in Company "B" of the Eighteenth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Ohio; Pennsylvania
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.025.015
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Bartlett family letters [typed transcript], SMC.025.015
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Bartlett family letters, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
