Joseph Perrin Burrage letters , MSS.16215

Scope and Contents

The Joseph Perrin Burrage letters consist of one document box, .04 cubic feet, and contain 88 of his letters to his family describing his activities and lifestyle in the Thirty-Third Massachussetts Volunteers during the Civil War from 1862 to 1863. Most of the letters are accompanied with a typed transcript and the original mailing envelope. Some of the folders contain several letters while most have only one per folder.

His letters describe the details of camp life, including marching and traveling with his unit from Virginia to Alabama, and mention of General Joseph Hooker, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William Rosencrans, and General Robert E. Lee. He writes without comment or description that men are being killed all around him. He was passionate about defending the United States Army, and his crusade for morality, temperance, and abolition. The letters also contain brief descriptions of the Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, and Gettysburg. Also mentioned is his younger cousin, William "Willie" Allen Burrage.

Container List

1862English.

Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1 MSS 16215
To his sister Fannie Eva Burrage
March 29English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2 MSS 16215
To his mother and father
July 24English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3 MSS 16215
To his mother
July 30English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4 MSS 16215
To his mother and father
August 19English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5 MSS 16215
To his father
August 20English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6 MSS 16215
To his father
August 26English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7 MSS 16215
To his mother
August 30English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8 MSS 16215
To his father
September 4English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9 MSS 16215
To his father
September 10English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 10 MSS 16215
To his mother
September 15English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 11 MSS 16215
To his father
September 18English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 12 MSS 16215
To his mother and father
September 22 and September 30English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 13 MSS 16215
To his mother
October 4English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 14 MSS 16215
To his father
October 12English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 15 MSS 16215
To his mother
October 13English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 16 MSS 16215
To his mother
October 17English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 17 MSS 16215
To his mother
October 25English.
General
No transcription provided
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 18 MSS 16215
To his father and to his Uncle Joseph
October 30English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 19 MSS 16215
To his father
November 2 and November 5English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 20 MSS 16215
To his mother
November 17English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 21 MSS 16215
To his mother
November 21English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 22 MSS 16215
To his father
November 25 and November 30English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 23 MSS 16215
To his mother
December 5English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 24 MSS 16215
To his mother and father
December 17, 21, and 28English.

MSS 16215

1863

English.

Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 25 MSS 16215
To his father
January 1English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 26 MSS 16215
To children and friends
January 6English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 27 MSS 16215
To his mother
January 7English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 28 MSS 16215
To his father
January 12English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 29 MSS 16215
To his mother
January 17English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 30 MSS 16215
To his father
January 23English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 31 MSS 16215
To his mother
January 25English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 32 MSS 16215
To his father
January 27English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 33 MSS 16215
To his mother
February 3English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 34 MSS 16215
To his mother
February 12English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 35 MSS 16215
To his mother
February 17English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 36 MSS 16215
To his father
February 20English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 37 MSS 16215
To his mother
February 24English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 38 MSS 16215
To his father
February 28English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 39 MSS 16215
To his mother
March 4English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 40 MSS 16215
To his father
March 8English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 41 MSS 16215
To his mother
March 12English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 42 MSS 16215
To his father
March 17English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 43 MSS 16215
To his mother
March 21English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 44 MSS 16215
To his father
March 26English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 45 MSS 16215
To his mother
March 30English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 46 MSS 16215
To children
April 3English.
General
No transcript provided
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 47 MSS 16215
To his father
April 4English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 48 MSS 16215
To his mother
April 11English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 49 MSS 16215
To his father
April 15English.
Mixed Materials folder: 50 MSS 16215
To his mother
April 20English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 51 MSS 16215
To his father
April 26English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 52 MSS 16215
To his father
May 2English.
General
No transcript provided. Very short letter.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 53 MSS 16215
To his father
May 8 and undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 54 MSS 16215
To his mother
May [no day]English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 55 MSS 16215
To his mother
May 12English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 56 MSS 16215
To his mother
May 24English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 57 MSS 16215
To his father
May 28English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 58 MSS 16215
To his father
June 2English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 59 MSS 16215
To his mother
June 6English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 60 MSS 16215
To his father
June 11English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 61 MSS 16215
To his mother
June 16English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 62 MSS 16215
To his father
June 21English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 63 MSS 16215
To his father
July 5English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 64 MSS 16215
To his mother
July 11English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 65 MSS 16215
To his father
July 17English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 66 MSS 16215
To his father
July 29English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 67 MSS 16215
To his father
August 2English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 68 MSS 16215
To his father
August 8English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 69 MSS 16215
To his father
August 13English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 70 MSS 16215
To his mother
August 17English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 71 MSS 16215
To his father
August 22English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 72 MSS 16215
To his mother
August 27English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 73 MSS 16215
To his father
August 31English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 74 MSS 16215
To his father
September 5English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 75 MSS 16215
To his mother
September 10English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 76 MSS 16215
To his father
September 16English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 77 MSS 16215
To his father
September 29English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 78 MSS 16215
To his mother
October 2English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 79 MSS 16215
To his father
October 8English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 80 MSS 16215
To his mother
October 14English.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 81 MSS 16215
To his father
October 19English.

Joseph Perrin Burrage letters MSS.16215

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