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  • Contributing Institution: Center for American War Letters Archives
    Title: Joseph Coryell Civil War correspondence
    Creator: Coryell, Joseph
    source: Gressle, Keith
    Identifier/Call Number: 2015.009.w.r
    Identifier/Call Number: 1001
    Physical Description: 0.2 Linear Feet (2 folders)
    Date (inclusive): 1858 July 7 - 1863 November 11
    Abstract: This collection contains correspondence from Pvt. Joseph Coryell of the Union Army to his wife Sarah during the Civil War. Also included are other pieces of correspondence including letters to and from Sarah from other friends and family members.
    Language of Material: English .
    Container: Civil War 1
    Container: 16-17
    Container: 1-2

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Keith Gressle. Legacy collection from Andrew Carroll.

    Arrangement

    This collection is arranged by author and chronology.
    • Series 1, Correspondence from Joseph Coryell
    • Series 2, Miscellaneous Correspondence

    Preferred Citation

    [Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Joseph Coryell Civil War correspondence (2015.009.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
    For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

    Content Description

    This collection contains correspondence from Private Joseph Coryell of the Union Army to his wife Sarah Coryell during the Civil War. Coryell served with the 24th Regiment, Michigan Infantry in the Union Army. Joseph and Sarah lived in White Lake in Oakland County, Michigan. They had a son named Johnny. The letters describe Joseph's time in service primarily in Virginia. Joseph was shot in battle on April 29, 1863, and died the following day in the hospital.
    The collection also contains letters to and from Sarah and other friends and family.

    Conditions Governing Use

    There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
    Correspondence -- American Civil War
    Michigan
    Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
    Battle of Chancellorsville (Chancellorsville, Virginia : 1863)
    United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns & battles -- Virginia -- Chancellorsville
    Coryell, Sarah
    Gressle, Keith