Simon Hadley served throughout the Civil War as a 1st Lt in the Michigan 4th Cavalry and the Michigan 2nd Cavalry. In this letter to his sister, Simon Hadley mentions the dangers of crossing a river on horseback.
The Amphictyon Society was a male literary society founded in 1857 at Hillsdale College. This is the first issue of a literary journal published by the society. Contributions were anonymous.
Battlefields; Military officers; Military life; Military service; Prisoner exchanges; Prisoners; Prisoners of war; War;
Captain Thomas DeKay Kimball, Jr. enlisted as a private in 1862 in Company I, 88th Indiana Infantry. He took part in the battles of Perrysville and Stone River. He was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga. He was imprisoned at Libby Prison,...
The caption on the verso of this card reads" Field House, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan. Recently remodeled through the generosity of the Stock family, local industrialists, this building now contains gynmasiums for both men and women; a...
From the verso of the postcard, "Recreation Field, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, owned and operated by the college and city, jointly. Here the college football games and tennis tournaments take place, as well as some of the summer...
The description from the verso of this color postcard reads "Barber Amphitheatre, Hilldale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, named for Dr. Bertram A. Barber, who developed it from the old city gravel pit. It has been the scene of alumni and student...
The caption on the verso reads " Central Hall, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan. This building with its well-known 'towered and ivied walls,' houses the offices of administration, the alumni and public relations offices, the college book...
The verso of this postcard reads "Frances Ball Mauck Dormitory, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan. This building for upper-class women, was deciated in 1927 as a memorial to Mrs.Joseph W. Mauck, wife of President-Emeritus Mauck, and for...
In 1864, an umarried man of 29, N. W. Bassett ( Nehemiah W. Bassett) left Hudson and went south to work for the U.S. Army. He reports on camp life in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His connection to Hillsdale College is unknown and how this journal...
Simon Hadley writes to his sister, Etta, of the joy of receiving a letter after not hearing from home in six weeks, during which time he has been in battle five times. He describes being on a march and coming under fire from an ambush.
Libby Prison: Richmond, Va
April 11th 1864
Dear Parents: This morning finds me in tolerable health & good spirits. I see by extracts from northern papers that that the present arrangement for exchange is [Lah’s] factory to Lt. Gen. Grant & Gen....
