Bill Hays shared Samuel L. Roberts's letter from the Civil War battlefield with UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Leslie Working. The letter is from the collection of Roberts' granddaughters, Grace Emmet and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
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This letter is from Eugene Sengstake Sr.'s brother to Major Glenn E. Cole inquiring more details about Sengstake's fate following being reported missing in action in the South Pacific on June 9, 1944. In the letter, Sengstake's brother says he is…
This is a long letter Charlotte Littlefield wrote to her Daughter Josephine (?) from the Pershing Hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska telling her about the family history and the Pioneer days in 1864 when her family came to Nebraska from Illinois to…
This is a letter to Charlotte Littlefield from her sister Anna and her husband Theodore. Anna probably wrote this letter in the late 1930s or early 1940s, since this is the time the interest in family historyrekindles.
Charlotte (Lotta) Littlefield…
This is a letter to Charlotte Littlefield from her sister Anna and her husband Theodore. Anna probably wrote this letter in the late 1930s or early 1940s, since this is the time the interest in family history rekindles.
Charlotte (Lotta) Littlefield…
In this letter, J. A. Ulio, an army officer, informs Mrs. Sengstake that her husband is missing, and that she will be informed if anything changes. She is also told that she is entitled to his pay and allowances.
A letter written to Eugene Sengstake Sr. by Blanche Bullock describing everyday happenings of Eugene's friends and family, particularly Ruth, his pregnant wife.
Eugene Wagner Sengstake of Lincoln, Nebraska, served in the 100th Medical Regiment…