Manuscript/Mixed Material Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ($1,000 in prizes, awarded in 1866 ); Entries 261-270 (Entry 264 not included in collection)
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Image 1 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … Wm Oland Bourne Box 4 Folder 9 Left handed Penmanship Contest Series 1 261270 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 2 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 1866 Feb 5 Series 261 E Biessell Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 3 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … The Help of Hindrances All our lives long we are looking forward to some possession just beyond us thinking if we only hold that our satisfaction would be complete yet no sooner…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 4 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … an education that shall fit you for a higher place than a hewer of wood and drawer of water the way will open up before you if you will only improve those…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 5 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … No 261 Feb 566 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 6 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 262 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 7 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … february the 3d 1866 Dear sir excuse my writing for I am trying to farm and have been gitting out railroad ties this winter on the 3 day of August 1862 I…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 8 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 2 town we scouted round there near a month and followed Him to Perrysville there we first smelt powder mind I tell you we had quite a scrape there the Rebbles charged…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 9 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 3 and this racing through the states of Tenissee and Kentucky finally we gave them up and took the train for Nashville rested there some two or three days from thence to…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 10 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 4 the most of the Rebs took to there heels but over three hundred wear left behind in dead wounded an prisoners next morning we returned to camp with corn Potato and…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 11 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 5 zip zip in every direction we stood our ground as long as we could then we limbered up to start out our ammuniton being spent I mounted the wheel horse and…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 12 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 6 and again for many a long hour we foght in sight of each other till the support on our left first gave way and we was entirly surounded as in a…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 13 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 7 The next Battle we had was on lookout mountain there we gave them gass again from thence to Ringgold here we comenced fighting from day to day driven the enemy before…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 14 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 8 with cloded Blood we soon got to the Hospital which was not more then a mile then I was taken out and I set down on an table I told them…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 15 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 1866 Feb 7 series 1 263 L A Snider Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 16 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … Lima Allen County Ohio Feby 7th66 Wm Oland Bourne No 12 Centre New York Dear Sir Your Circular was received a few days ago I take the pleasure of Contributing a few…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 17 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … It caused the Amputation to be performed in the right upper Arm was also taken prisoner there and parolled by the Rebels and remained there in their possession twelve days I was…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 18 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … No 263 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 19 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … This is to come on one page of this size and shapeall on one page the letter part small say Brevier and the affidavit in Pica or small Pica double leader to…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 20 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … arm in consequence of said wound is ________ He further deposes and says that he has learned to write with his left hand since the date of said wound and that he…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 21 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 1866 Jan 31 series 1 265 H Rockwood Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 22 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … Parishville NY Jan 31 1866 Rev Wm O Bourne Dear Sir Your favor of Dec 24th 1865 containing a request that I would send you a specimen of my penmanship with a…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 23 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … immediately ordered to report to Gen Schenck then commanding the department of West Va In accordance with his orders we proceeded to New Creek to guard the B O RR We remained…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 24 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … to the 6th Army Corps with which we moved until the close of the war I remained with my regiment until May 6 1864 ever trying to perform the duties enjoined upon…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 25 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 4 Well do I remember the death like sound of a single shell as it came howling through the air striking a pine tree just in front of me busting and scattering…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 26 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … miles from Winchester At one oclock on the morning of the fight we were called up to prepare for breakfast and ordered to be ready to march at moments notice but before…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 27 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … could be seen the fear of death depicted accompanied with the spirit of earnestness We moved forward under a heavy shower of shot and shell until within some fifty rods of the…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 28 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … No 265 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 29 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 1866 Jan 25 series 1 266 J A Robinson Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 30 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … Jan 25th 1866 Mr Wm Orland Bourne Dear Sir I received your Circular requesting all left armed Soldiers to contribute a Specimen of thier Penmanship I do not make this effort as…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 31 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 2 Returning the rammer as I was loading my piece Our regiment was very closley engaged by a Superior force of rebel infantry which was Supported by Artillery Our men were being…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 32 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 3 farther And reached Bridgeport On thursday I took the cars for Nashvile and Reached that on friday at noon I was taken to Hospital No 16 I remained there two days…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 33 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … No 266 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 34 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … Savanna Jan 29th 1866 Mr Wm Orland Bourne Dear Sir Personaly I wish to say to you that I am all most ashamed to Send you the manuscrip you find enclosed as…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 35 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 1866 Feb 15 series 1 267 E R Wise Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 36 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … Pittsburg Feb 15th 1866 Rev Dr Bellows President of Sanitary Commission Dear Sir Seeing an announcement in the daily paper of prizes being offered to the best left handed penmanship and awarded…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 37 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … The loyal people of the North were forming themselves into companies and regiments to meet this monster rebellion It was my good fortune to be in time to help maintain the honor…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 38 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … No 267 Referred to Mr W O Bourne by H W B Feb 20 66 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 39 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … 1866 Feb 26 series 1 268 W H H Davis Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
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Image 40 of Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I … Doylestown Pa April 2nd 1866 Dear Sir On my return home today yours of the 30th ultimo was handed me I owe you an apology Sometime ago two Soldiers Friends came with…
- Contributor: Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland)
- Date: 1866
About this Item
Title
- Wm. Oland Bourne Papers: Left-hand Penmanship contest; Soldier and sailor contributions; Series I ($1,000 in prizes, awarded in 1866 ); Entries 261-270 (Entry 264 not included in collection)
Names
- Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland), 1819-1901
Headings
- - United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- - United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- - United States. Navy--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- - Central Park Hospital
- - The soldier's friend
- - Amputees
- - Penmanship
- - People with disabilities
- - United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
- - United States--History--Civil war, 1861-1865--Periodicals
- - Manuscripts
- - United States
Genre
- Manuscripts
Call Number/Physical Location
- mss13375, box 4
Source Collection
- Wm. Oland Bourne papers
Repository
- Manuscript Division
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