Obetz, Jeremiah H., 1843-1923 (SC 3444)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

7-20-2019

Comments

This collection is archived in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-5083, mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid and full-text scan of transcriptions (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3444. Letters of Jeremiah H. Obetz, Manheim, Pennsylvania, to his former employer Henry C. Gingrich, written during his service with the 9th Pennsylvania (Lochiel) Cavalry at Camp Dunham near Bowling Green, Kentucky, and at Camp Andy Johnson near Jeffersonville, Indiana. Obetz describes the pursuit of Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan, the death of a comrade, camp life, and his confidence that England could not interfere successfully against the Union. He also reports on the strength of fortifications at recently recaptured Bowling Green. Suffering from poor health and an accidental gunshot wound, he complains of the officers’ poor treatment of the “Manheim Boys,” and ponders deserting the company unless transferred.

Disciplines

Military History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Obetz, Jeremiah H., 1843-1923 (SC 3444)" (2019). Manuscript Collection Finding Aids. Paper 4723.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4723