Finding aid for the Edward A. Fox letters 0168

USC Libraries Special Collections

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2011

Title: Edward A. Fox letters

Collection number: 0168

Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 0.63 Linear feet 2 boxes

Date: 1862-1926, (bulk 1862-1863, 1868-1881)

Abstract: The Edward A. Fox letters consists of 33 letters written by Union Sergeant Fox to his mother Hannah J. Fox during the period August 1862-February 1863, and more than 50 letters and notes written to his fiancee (later wife) Jennie Greenleaf from the late 1860s to the 1880s. Also included are assorted letters written from France at the beginning of the first World War and correspondence with a male relative.

creator: Fox, Edward A.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder# or item name], Edward A. Fox letters, Collection no. 0168, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

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Scope and Content

The Edward A. Fox letters consists of 33 letters written by Union Sergeant Fox to his mother Hannah J. Fox during the period August 1862-February 1863, and more than 50 letters and notes written to his fiancee (later wife) Jennie Greenleaf from the late 1860s to the 1880s. Also included are assorted letters written from France at the beginning of the first World War and correspondence with a male relative.

The letters from Fox to his mother describe his experiences while serving with the Union Army (Connecticut Volunteers, 14th Regiment) in northern Virginia. They include documentary material and personal commentaries on military training, camp life, deserters, abolitionists, hired soldiers, prison policy, and battle. They also include a detailed account of the Union defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg, where Fox was seriously wounded. Subsequent letters, written from a hospital in Washington, D.C. discuss his medical treatment and care. Many of the letters include thumbnail sketches to illustrate a soldier's costume, battle action, construction of a fort, a pup-tent, and a winter cabin.

The letters to Miss Jennie Greenleaf (later Mrs. Edward A. Fox) date from the period of their courtship through their marriage.

The collection also contains a transcription of all the Civil War letters, created by Fox's granddaughter Mildred Fox Hansen (located in Box 2).

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

Fox, Edward A. -- Correspondence

Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862--Archival resources

Letters

Photographs

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Archival resources

Letters to Mrs. Hannah J. Fox

Box 1, Folder 1

Camp Foote, Hartford, Connecticut, Headquarters Co. I, 14th Regiment C.V. 1862 August 24

Box 1, Folder 1A

Camp (near) Arlington Heights, Headquarters Co. I, 14th Regiment C.V., Washington, D.C. 1862 August 28

Box 1, Folder 2

Camp near Fort Ethan Allen, 14th Connecticut Regiment, Washington, D.C. 1862 September 1

Box 1, Folder 3

Camp Rifle Pits near Fort Ethan Allen, Virginia 1862 September 7

Box 1, Folder 4

Camp near Ethan Allen, Virginia 1862 September 14

Box 1, Folder 4A

Camp near Fort Ethan Allen, Virginia 1862 September 16

Box 1, Folder 4B

Camp near Fort Ethan Allen, Virginia 1862 September 17

Box 1, Folder 4C

Fredrick City, Maryland 1862 September 23

Box 1, Folder 4D

Fredrick City, Maryland 1862 September 25

Box 1, Folder 5

Boliver Heights, Harper's Ferry, Virginia 1862 September 30

Box 1, Folder 5A

Boliver Heights, Harper's Ferry, Virginia 1862 October 12

Box 1, Folder 6

Boliver Heights, Harper's Ferry, Virginia 1862 October 19

Box 1, Folder 6A

Camp Boliver Heights, Harper's Ferry, Virginia 1862 October 26

Box 1, Folder 6B

Head Quarters, Special Provost Guard, Maryland Heights 1862 October 30

Box 1, Folder 7

Farm House, Maryland Heights, near Harper's Ferry 1862 November 2

Box 1, Folder 8

Army of the Potomac, Camp of French's Division, 2nd Brigade, Col. Morris Comdg., 14th Regiment Conn., near Charleston, Virginia 1862 November 11

Box 1, Folder 8A

Camp 12 miles below Warrenton, Virginia and within 5 miles of Warrenton Junction 1862 November 16

Box 1, Folder 9

[Camp Belle Plain, Virginia] 1862 November 16

Box 1, Folder 9A

Camp at Bell Plain, Virginia 1862 November 23

Box 1, Folder 9B

Bell Plains, Virginia 1862 November 23-30

Box 1, Folder 10

Bell Plain, Virginia 1862 December 5-10

Box 1, Folder 11

Before Fredericksburg, Virginia 1862 December 11, 14

Box 1, Folder 12

Fredericksburg, Virginia 1862 December 14-19

Box 1, Folder 12A

Washington, D.C. 1862 December 19

Box 1, Folder 13

St. Elizabeth Hospital, Washington, D.C. 1862 December 22

Box 1, Folder 14

St. Elizabeth Hospital, Washington, D.C. 1862 December 23

Box 1, Folder 15

Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Washington, D.C. 1862 December 26

Box 1, Folder 15A

Saint Elizabeth Hospital 1862 December 27

Box 1, Folder 16

US Military Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut 1863 January 5

Box 1, Folder 17

US Military Hospital, New Haven, Conn. 1863 January 15

Box 1, Folder 18

US Military Hospital, New Haven, Conn. 1863 January 18

Box 1, Folder 19

US Military Hospital, New Haven, Conn. 1863 January 25

Box 1, Folder 20

US Military Hospital, New Haven, Conn. 1863 February 8

Letters to Jennie Greenleaf

Box 1, Folder 21

To Jennie Greenleaf and Mrs. Greenleaf 1866 November 5

Box 1, Folder 21A

To Jennie Greenleaf 1866 December 14

Box 1, Folder 22

To Jennie Greenleaf, to accompany her to religious service, note suggesting lecture and newspaper clipping 1868 October 14

Box 1, Folder 23

To Jennie Greenleaf, letter suggests treatment for Jennie's cut finger 1869 February 12

Box 1, Folder 24

To Jennie Greenleaf, letter requesting to call on Jennie 1869 March 11

Box 1, Folder 25

To Jennie Greenleaf, letter recounting Christmas and call 1869 July 8

Box 1, Folder 26

To Jennie Greenleaf, letter recounts past call 1869 July 9

Box 1, Folder 27

To Jennie Greenleaf, letter mentions a tornado 1869 July 11

Box 1, Folder 28

To Jennie Greenleaf 1869 July 15

Box 1, Folder 29

To Jennie Greenleaf 1869 July 16

Box 1, Folder 30

To Jennie Greenleaf 1870 January 7

Box 1, Folder 31

To Jennie Greenleaf 1870 February 2

Box 1, Folder 32

To Jennie Greenleaf, letter describes Fox's passage aboard the steamer Franconia from Long Island, NY to Portland, Rhode Island 1870 July 5

Box 1, Folder 33

To Jennie Greenleaf, Fox describes town of Portland after the rebuilding since the great fire of July 4, 1866 1870 July 6

Box 1, Folder 34

To Jennie Greenleaf, Fox describes a vacation excursion to Cushions Island, a resort similar to Coney Island or Staten Island 1870 July 7

Box 1, Folder 35

To Jennie Greenleaf 1870 July 12

Box 1, Folder 36

To Jennie Greenleaf 1870 July 27

Box 1, Folder 37

To Jennie Greenleaf 1870 September 13

Box 1, Folder 38

To Jennie Greenleaf, Fox mentions the novelty of an artificially frozen skating pond at the American Institute Fair 1870 October 10

Box 1, Folder 39

To Jennie Greenleaf 1870 October 12

Box 1, Folder 40

To Jennie Greenleaf 1870 November 3

Box 1, Folder 41

To Jennie Greenleaf 1870 November 3

Box 1, Folder 42

To Jennie Greenleaf 1870 November 29

Box 1, Folder 43

To Jennie Greenleaf 1870 December 1

Box 1, Folder 44

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1871 August 23

Box 1, Folder 45

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1871 August 27

Box 1, Folder 46

[To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox] 1871 August 29

Box 1, Folder 47

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1871 September 1

Box 1, Folder 48

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1871 September 3

Box 1, Folder 49

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1871 September 5

Box 1, Folder 50

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1871 September 8

Box 1, Folder 51

[To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox] 1871 September 11

Box 1, Folder 52

[To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox] 1871 September 14

Box 1, Folder 53

[To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox] 1871 September 17

Box 1, Folder 54

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1871 September 21

Box 1, Folder 55

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1871 September 24

Box 1, Folder 56

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1871 September 25

Box 1, Folder 57

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1871 September 27

Box 1, Folder 58

[To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox] 1873 October 20

Box 1, Folder 59

[To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox] 1873 October 22

Box 1, Folder 60

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1874 July 15

Box 1, Folder 61

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1874 July 17

Box 1, Folder 62

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1881 March 21

Box 1, Folder 63

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1881 November 29

Box 1, Folder 64

To Mrs. Edward A. [Jennie] Fox 1881 December 12

Box 2, Folder 1-10

Undated letters to Jennie undated

Box 2, Folder 11

Other letters and related material

Box 2, Folder 11

Letters and receipts 1890, 1900, 1918, 1925-1926

Scope and Content

Includes letters written from France during World War I; letters to and from Albert Fox regarding a cemetery plot and receipts for its upkeep; letter of commendation from Wells Fargo; letter of appointment as Inspector from the Department of the Interior Office of Indian Affairs; and 2 of Fox's business cards from J.V. Farwell & Co., Chicago.

Box 2, Folder 12

Photographs of Edward Fox 1861, undated