In conjunction with the 2005 Juneteenth celebration in
Oberlin, Ohio, the Oberlin College Archives presents a collection
of select letters from the personal papers of Elliott F. Grabill
(1837-1912) and Giles Waldo Shurtleff (1831-1904).
Elliott
F. Grabill, pictured, and Giles Waldo Shurtleff served as officers
for the 5th Infantry Regiment of the United States Colored
Troops during the Civil War. In November 1863, Grabill was commissioned
a 1st Lieutenant and appointed Adjutant of the 5th United States
Colored Troops. Lt. Colonel Shurtleff was assigned to the regiment
in the summer of 1863.
Included here are select letters written by Elliott F. Grabill
to Anna Sutton Jenney (married in 1865) and Giles Waldo Shurtleff
to Mary E. Burton (married in 1864). The letters contain
passages relating to personal matters as well as statements relating
to movements and engagements of the 5th United States Colored
Troops
during the Civil War. Also included is a
letter from Elliott F. Grabill to Giles Waldo Shurtleff, 23 October 1864.
Elliott F. Grabill select letters, 1863-65
Giles Waldo Shurtleff select letters,
1863-1865
Please
consult the following findings guides for information
relating to other
correspondence and materials
in the Grabill and Shurtleff collections held by the Oberlin College
Archives.
Elliott F. Grabill
Papers (30/43) Finding Guide
Giles Waldo and Mary
E. Burton Shurtleff (30/32) Finding
Guide
Please use the following citations (examples) for the Grabill
or Shurtleff letters included on this web site.
Elliott F. Grabill to Anna S. Jenney, 5 February 1864,
Correspondence Series I,
Elliott F. Grabill Papers
(30/43), Oberlin College Archives.
Giles Waldo Shurtleff to Mary E. Burton, 24 May 1865,
Correspondence Series I,
Giles Waldo Shurtleff Papers
(30/32), Oberlin College Archives.
Additional Sources:
Washington, Versalle F., Eagles on Their Buttons: A
Black Infantry Regiment in the Civil
War (University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri,
1999).
"Brother Charles" [microform] : letters home to Michigan, Civil War correspondence of the Wadsworth Brothers 1861-1865.
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