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Othniel Gooding Letter : December 17, 1864
No full textLucy is happy that Gooding is not a part of General Sherman's force, but Gooding himself outwardly wishes the opposite, for he is very bored
Othniel Gooding Letter : September 26, 1863
No full textGooding provides details on a battle near Chattanooga where many soldiers were killed and wounded (it seems very likely this was part of the Battle of Chickamauga). Gooding notes how the Michigan 21st suffered major casualties
Othniel Gooding Letter : November 1, 1862
No full textGooding has been sick for the past week and a half as his unit pursues Confederate General John H. Morgan. Gooding tells his fiance, Lucy, about a Union soldier (presumably someone each of them knew) who recently deserted. Gooding also makes note of the kinds of food they have been eating
Othniel Gooding Letter : February 3, 1864
No full textGooding talks about a long and fast-paced march they recently undertook during which they skirmished with Confederate troops. Gooding explains that the sound of bullets whizzing by does not bother him as much as it used to
Othniel Gooding Letter : January 15, 1865
No full textGooding says they have orders to report to Nashville. He mentions that a pontoon bridge collapsed underneath one company of the Indiana Cavalry, killing all the horses but no men. Gooding also describes his feelings about seeing hundreds of haphazard grave sites and other signs of the destructiveness of war
Othniel Gooding Letter : February 14, 1863
No full textGooding feels as if his brigade has been all over the state, and describes a skirmish with the Confederates that involved a saber charge. Gooding is puzzled by Black slaves who have remained on plantations to work without their masters around and surmises that abolitionists may have it wrong because slaves seem to enjoy their lives on the plantation
Othniel Gooding Letter : September 15, 1864
No full textGooding is still in the hospital but is feeling better. He discusses the details of a battle he was a part of that Lucy read about in the papers. Gooding also voices his dislike for military life
Othniel Gooding Letter : August 24, 1864
No full textGooding has been moved to a convalescent camp in Columbia, Tennessee. He says the food is much better here and he wants to send Lucy a peach to show her how large they are. Gooding also notes that he saw Lucy's cousin Frank in Nashville, and he looked healthy
Othniel Gooding Letter : December 13-18, 1863
No full textGooding tells a story about Union soldiers in his regiment (presumably) tricking Confederate supply wagons to cross Union lines so they could seize the goods. Gooding tries to clarify the role of the Michigan 4th Cavalry Regiment in the war, since the newspapers rarely acknowledge them. He also describes his surprise at encountering a Southern woman who asked him for some chewing tobacco
Othniel Gooding Letter : January 21 & 30, 1865
No full textGooding notes how they have had little to eat lately. Lucy informed him that she read a letter denouncing her cousin Frank and Gooding is eager to know who wrote it
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