Letters written by Joseph Leighty of the 110th regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers to his family
Overview
Collection of 88 letters (unbound) written by a Union soldier; printed baptismal certificate; 2 photos. Also includes typed transcripts of the letters at the end of the collection, as well as copies of two obituary records for Leighty. Leighty wrote from his home and camp in Pennsylvania and from camp in Baltimore, Maryland, as well as hospitals in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. He was involved in the Battles of Fredericksburg and the Wilderness in Virginia.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1865
Creator
- Leighty, Joseph (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 document case + 1 oversize folder) : Ornamentation: Ornamented patriotic stationery. Ornamented, colored, birth certificate. Sketch of bird at foot of letter. Some plain envelopes are tinted orange or deep purple.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS 193
Physical Location
MS Q2:15
Other Finding Aids
See the file for additional information about the collection. ksrl.sc.leightycivilwarletters.pdf
Custodial History
Joseph married Mary Catherine Buck in 1871 and came to Tonganoxie, Kansas, in spring 1871. They had 6 children; the eldest [?], Lillian Winifred, married a Penfold. Lillian's eldest daughter Lois married a Ward. Lois Penfold Ward inherited the collection and gave it to Kenneth Spencer Research Library with the consent of the extended family (gained at the June 1982 family picnic). She had typed transcripts of the letters before her donation, which Aleta M. Hirschberg later donated to Spencer in 2023.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts, Lois P. Ward, 1982, 1988; Aleta M. Hirschberg, 2023.
Bibliography
- Title
- Guide to the Leighty Civil-War Letters
- Subtitle
- Letters written by Joseph Leighty of the 110th regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers to his family
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by alh, 1993. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006. Finding aid revised by cl, 2010; cmp, 2023.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/1331058033
- Preferred citation
-
Joseph Leighty Civil War Letters, Department of Special Collections, MS 193, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository