Civil War Era Letters

All of the letters in this collection are written to one Jasper N. Betram by his friends in the years 1864 and 1865. A common theme throughout all of the letters is the Civil War that was currently going on, which makes sense since they were all written during that time period. All of them also include some form of personal information, be it an opinion or just discussing the author's personal life. As far the exchange of information, a couple of the letters discuss the current affairs of the time period, such as updates about soldiers that knew Betram and the assassination of President Lincoln. The places the letters came form varied, however, most of them were from places in Tennessee and Kentucky. Is there a particular reason these are where the majority of the letters came from? All but one of the letters was written to Betram by fellow soldiers. The only letter that wasn't was from a woman. It isn't surprising that all the men were in the military because most young men of that time fought in the war. This set of letters offers an insight into the life of a soldier that otherwise may have been forgotten.  Jasper N. Betram isn't a Civil War soldier that most people come across in their lifetime, but through letters that were written to him, he can be remembered in the modern era.

Lucinda J. Tolle writing to Jasper N. Betram on May 6th, 1864 from Glasgow, Kentucky.

Captain Isaac N. Chenoweth writing to Jasper N. Betram on August 24, 1864 from Fort Sterling, Kentucky.

Henry B. Tolle writing to Jasper N. Betram on April 16, 1865 from Taylorville, Indiana.

Henry Sheak writing to Jasper N. Betram on April 10, 1865 from Jonesboro, Tennessee.

J. H. Barbour writing to Jasper N. Betram on August 3, 1864 from Hospital No.3 in Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee.