Raycide Mosher Civil War Letters
Content Description
These letters were written by Raycide Mosher of Albion, Michigan between January 15, 1864 and August 18, 1865, and relate his experiences during the Civil War. There is one undated letter in 1864 and one unrelated Mosher family letter in 1889.
All of the letters have been transcribed and while not important historically, they are very interesting and provide insights into the everyday life of the common soldier.
Dates
- Creation: 1864-1865
Creator
- Mosher, Raycide, 1839-1891 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Raycide Mosher was born in 1839 to Sarah (Sally) and Henry (Harry) Mosher. Mosher enlisted in company A, 1st Regiment of Michigan Engineers and Mechanics on December 14, 1863. He signed up for three years of service, and would live through the rest of the Civil War.
Mosher would separate from military service in September of 1865. At the same time, the 1st Regiment of Michigan Engineers and Mechanics would cease to be. Raycide Mosher died on November 29th, 1891 a Civil War Veteran.
Extent
0.5 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Forty-four letters written by a Michigan farm boy who served with the Union Army during the last year of the Civil War.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in chronological order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
On March 9, 1983, Jerry and Chrys VanDalsen gave to the University of Idaho Library a group of letters which they found in "The Paddock House" in Farmington, Washington, in 1978.
- Title
- Guide to Raycide Mosher Civil War Letters
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Finding aid written by unknown author; updated by Sara Szobody in 2022.
- Date
- 1983
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository