Perrine, Cyrus Mills. creator mixed material monographic eng 56 Chiefly letters written by Perrine during his service with the 123rd Indiana Infantry Regiment to his parents, George H. Perrine and Rosetta L. Perrine, in Decatur County, Indiana. Includes letters to the couple from other Union soldiers including Rosetta Perrine's brothers, Chester Y.C. Alden, James C. Alden, and York Alden. Topics include camp life, troop movements, and battle engagements including the Vicksburg Campaign and operations in North Carolina in 1865. The letters refer to dissatisfaction among the soldiers on account of food shortages, sickness, low morale, and corruption among the officers and contain observations on the 1864 elections, Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration, his assassination, and the Confederate surrender at Appomattox, Virginia, in April 1865. Open to research. Union soldier. Collection material in English. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. Alden, Chester Y. C Correspondence Alden, James C Correspondence Alden, York Correspondence Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Assassination Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Inauguration, 1865 Perrine, George H Correspondence Perrine, Rosetta L Correspondence United States. Army Military life United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 123rd (1863-1865) Appomattox Campaign, 1865 Presidents United States Election 1864 Decatur County (Ind.) History Indiana History Civil War, 1861-1865 Mississippi History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns North Carolina History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Vicksburg (Miss.) History Civil War, 1861-1865 Virginia History Civil War, 1861-1865 Soldiers mm 95006360 Open to research. DLC 970505 20260227111725.0 mm 95006360