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Identifier	MCW_MDCH_11-07-16_DON0007_0016
Creator	Riggs, Willard A., 1845-1906
Title	Willard A. Riggs letter dated August 19, 1862
Subject	Riggs, Willard A., 1845-1906--Correspondence United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives West Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company H United States. Army--Military life. Soldiers--United States--Correspondence
Description	Letter dated August 19, 1862 from U.S. Army soldier Willard A. Riggs to his brother, George Washington ("Wash") Riggs, written from a camp at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). In the letter, he indicates that he fell terribly ill after arriving at camp but is better now. He writes that he was happy to receive his brother's last letter, as he had given up on hearing from him. He also describes doing military drills three times a day.
Date Original	1862-08-19
Biographical/Historical Note	Willard A. Riggs was born in Meigs County, Ohio in 1845. He mustered into the United States Army 87th Ohio Infantry, Company H in 1862. In June 1862, the regiment traveled to Baltimore, Maryland to defend the city. In late July, the regiment headed to the western part of the state, where it was involved in skirmishes at Berlin and Point of Hooks. The regiment also participated in the defense and surrender of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia in September 1862. Riggs later became part of the 53rd Ohio Infantry, Company B, which was involved in military actions throughout the South, including the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Atlanta campaign, and Sherman's March to the Sea. Census records document that Willard Riggs lived in West Virginia and Pennsylvania after the war. The 1900 Census indicates that he resided in East Deer, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with his wife, Lucy, and children. His occupation is listed as laborer. He died in 1906.
Extent	4 scans
Format	Digital reproduction of 4-page document, 21 x 13 cm.
Publisher	Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Digital	2011-07
Language	English
Type	Text
Coverage	1861-1870
Relation	Is Part Of The Civil War in Your Attic Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Related items	Item provided to The Civil War in Your Attic Project by digital donor number MCW_MDCH_11-07-16_DON0007
Rights	Permission to publish is required. Please contact Michael Scott, Digitization Supervisor/MDCH Coordinator, Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-545-6342, mdch@prattlibrary.org.

Identifier	MCW_MDCH_11-07-16_DON0007_0016_0001
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Transcript	Camp Baning Harpers Ferry VA . August the 19th, [18]62 Dear brother It is with grate pleasir [sic] that I take this present opertunity [sic] of informing yo [sic] of my he[a]lth whitch [sic] is good at present and I hope that when thes[e] few lin[e]s reaches [sic] their plase [sic] of destonation [sic] that they will find yo the same[.] I received yor [sic] let[t]er of the 18 to day and was very glad to here [sic] from yo and still more glad to here that yo was well[,] fore [sic] I had knot [sic] heard from home since the 22 of July and I had about given up ever hering [sic] from yo[. Y]o sed [said] that yo herd [sic] that I was sick and ill[.] I

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