Brothers at the Front The Wade letters, 1862–1864

The Letters

All 33 transcribed letters and documents, in the order they were written. Each page has the full transcription beside scans of the original.

1862

DateLetter or documentOriginal
Jul 27Willie to ParentsFolders 12a–12b 2 pages
Aug 8James to ParentsFolders 07a–07b 2 pages
Aug 10James to ParentsFolders 08a–08d 4 pages
Oct 26Willie to Parents (partial)Folders 10a–11 3 pages

1863

DateLetter or documentOriginal
Mar 4Willie to ParentsFolders 13a–13d 4 pages
Mar 13Willie to ParentsFolders 14a–14d 4 pages
Jun 4Willie to FamilyFolders 15a–15e 5 pages
Jun 12 & 13Willie to MotherFolders 16a–16c 3 pages
Jul 6James to ParentsFolders 17a–18 5 pages
Sep 1James to MotherFolders 19a–19d 4 pages
Sep 4Willie (unaddressed)Folders 46a–47 5 pages
Sep 21Willie to MotherFolders 21a–21e 5 pages
Oct 3Father to WillieFolders 27a–27b 2 pages
Oct 15James to MotherFolders 23a–23e 5 pages
Oct 19James to MotherFolders 26a–26d 4 pages
Oct 22 & 25Willie to ParentsFolders 25a–25e 5 pages
Nov 13Special Orders No. 273Folder 29 1 page
Nov 20 & 26James to ParentsFolders 28a–28e 5 pages
Dec 27Mother to JamesFolder 30b 1 page
Dec 27Willie to JamesFolders 30a1–30a3 3 pages

1864

DateLetter or documentOriginal
Jan 15James to Adams ExpressFolder 31 1 page
Jan 17James to MotherFolders 32a–32b 2 pages
Jan 18James to ParentsFolders 33a–33e 5 pages
Feb 21James to ParentsFolders 34a–34d 4 pages
Apr 13James to ParentsFolders 36a1–36e 6 pages
Apr 15Special Order No. 78Folder 37 1 page
Apr 22Field OrdersFolder 38 1 page
May 24James to General N.P. BanksFolders 39a–39b 2 pages
Jun 26James to MotherFolders 42a–42d 4 pages
Sep 3James to MotherFolders 45a–45f 6 pages
Oct 4Capt. W.W. Bliss to JamesFolder 49 1 page
Oct 7James to Brig. General M.C. Meigs (transmittal)Folders 50a–50b 2 pages
Oct 25Receipt to James D. Wade for Company PropertyFolder 51 1 page