Dunban, John R. Letters. 1864-1865. (MS 150)
This collection consists of letters written John Dunban wrote this collection of letters between 1864 and 1865 to his family at the end of the Civil War. Dunban served in Co. H. 77th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers and writes about his family and their farm and news of his regiment, including unfair elections, the "dumb ague," mutinous feelings in his regiment, and the treatment of deserters. The letters also contain descriptions of Texas and Louisiana. (12 items)
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Guide to the John R. Dunban correspondence
Biographical NoteJohn R. Dunban was a private in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War. He served in the 77th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, which was involved in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862 and the Siege of Atlanta, Georgia in 1864. Dunban was stationed in including Blue Springs, Strawberry Plains, and Nashville, Tennessee; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Victoria, Texas. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThis collection consists of twelve letters. Most are written by John R. Dunban to his family in the last years of the Civil War (1864-1865). The content of the letters is mostly personal but also contains descriptions of the states Dunban was stationed in and news of his regiment. Dunban writes about war-related issues such as the "dumb ague" sickness, treatment of army deserters, and elections held within the regiment. There are also two letters addressed to Dunban--one from C.M. Rogers, and one from an unknown writer. Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementThis collection is arranged into the following series: Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis material is open for research. Use RestrictionsPermission to publish material from the John R. Dunban correspondence must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Return to the Table of Contents Index TermsSubjects (Persons) Dunban, John
R.--Correspondence
Dunban
family--Correspondence
Subjects (Places) United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Tennessee--History--Civil
War, 1861-1865
United
States--Army--Military Life
United
States--Army--Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 77th (1861-1866)
FormatsCorrespondence
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationJohn R. Dunban correspondence, 1864-1865, MS 150, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Acquisition InformationThis collection was received on November 14, 1961. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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