Letter from Henry Ellsworth to Mrs. Tschan regarding the health of her son, Albert W. Tschan, a soldier in the 158th Depot Brigade who contracted influenza while stationed at Camp Sherman, Ohio, during World War I. Ellsworth describes his efforts to help Albert Tschan recover from his illness, and…
Personal account of Henry Ellsworth of Bowling Green, Ohio, regarding his service in Company 8, 2nd Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade, at Camp Sherman, Ohio, during World War I. Ellsworth details a fatal influenza outbreak at the camp and reflects on the place of Christianity in public life,…
Letters home from Esther Martha Palmer of Prairie Depot (Wayne), Ohio , reprinted in the newspapers the "Prairie Depot Observer," "Bloomdale Gazette," and "Pemberville Leader," written while serving during World War I as a nurse at Base Hospital 4 with the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe. …
Photocopies of letters written by Myron Hanna, a Deshler, Ohio physician, while serving in the 132nd Ambulance Company, 33rd Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during World War I. Hanna was wounded during his service from ingesting poisonous chemicals, as he writes in his letter of…
Letter from David P. Stoker and Darius R. Stoker that describes an attempt by General O.M. Mitchell to capture the Confederate raider, John Hunt Morgan. It also includes references to the activities of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Letter from Conrad Cramer to his parents about the cost of food and the wellbeing of mutual acquaintances, and to his sister about the possibility of returning home soon.
Letter from Conrad Cramer to his mother and father about the weather, the possibility of war with Mexico, and his location.
Letter from James Whitmer to a friend describing camp situation in Kentucky, enthusiasm for battle, and reference to other soldiers in his company.
Letter from Albert Krueger to his family about what he has seen during the war, the weather, and longing to be home.