Kolb Family letters, 1861 - 1868
File — Box: SC1850-1899.001, Folder: 2132.1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Seven letters of the collection are from Valentine Kolb to his sister, father, and friends. An eigth piece from Valentine to his father was a soldier's package envelope that once contained fifty dollars. In the letters, he discusses length of battles, artillery, and prisoners. He states Confederate money has lost all value. He travels in the southern United States, mainly New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama. Food is always scarce and they often only eat what they kill for themselves. One letter is a declaration of sick leave for Valentine Kolb. John F. Kolb's notification to enroll is included in the collection, as well as one letter from him to his parents discussing 200 sick men and the bad treatment leading people to desert. Three letters to Frederick Kolb from a Col. Schlez discuss legalities and payments as a result of the death of John Kolb. One letter to Valentine is from a friend, Mr. Titturn who thinks "the war will soon be over." One letter is from Frederick Kolb to his son Valentine telling him he does not need the money his son sent. Two letters are written by a William H. Harrison discussing daily life. One is written by E.P. Folson concerning his work and support of the Union. Sam discusses the death of John Kolb in one letter.
Dates
- 1861 - 1868
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Kolb, John Frederick (Person)
- From the Collection: Kolb, Valentine Bruner (Person)
- From the Collection: Kolb, Frederick A. (Person)
- Letter from Sergeant Valentine Bruner Kolb, Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island, Alabama, to his father, Frederick A. Kolb, August 14, 1864
- Letter from Ephraim P. Folsom, Perryville, to friend, May 21, 1861
- Letter from Sergeant Valentine Bruner Kolb, at camp on the Mississippi River, to his father, Frederick A. Kolb, May 25, 1864
- Letter from Sergeant Valentine Bruner Kolb, Alexandria, Louisiana, to his father, Frederick A. Kolb, April 14, 1864
- Sick leave note for Private William Kolb, approved by William W. Balk, Maryland Heights, Washington County, Maryland, January 21, 1863
- Letter from Colonel William Louis Schley, Baltimore, Indiana, to Frederick A. Kolb, June 26, 1868
- Letter from Robert Lease to John Frederick Kolb, Frederick County, Maryland, August 1862
- Letter from Frederick A. Kolb to son, June 16, circa 1863
- Letter from George H. Prunne, Polo, Illinois, to Mr. Gonse, April 8, 1866
- Letter from Sergeant Valentine Bruner Kolb, New Orleans, Louisiana, to his father, Frederick A. Kolb, May 11, 1865
- Letter from Colonel William Louis Schley, Baltimore, Indiana, to friend, Kolb, July 8, 1868
- Letter from Sergeant Valentine Bruner Kolb, Alexandria, Louisiana, to William D. Bowers, May 5, 1864
- Letter from Sergeant Valentine Bruner Kolb, Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island, Alabama, to his father, Frederick A. Kolb, April 1, 1865
- Letter from William H. Harrison, Burning Springs, West Virginia, to friend, May 26, 1861
- Letter from Tom Tilton, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Virginia, to Valentine Bruner Kolb, March 31, 1863
- Letter from Colonel William Louis Schley, Baltimore, Indiana, to Frederick A. Kolb, February 11, 1868
- Letter from John Frederick Kolb, Camp Bowerman, Williamsport, Maryland, to parents, Mount Pleasant, Maryland, October 17, 1862
- Letter from Sergeant Valentine Bruner Kolb, Pascagoula, Mississippi, to sister, January 8, 1865
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository