Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his company guarding a railroad 17 miles from Jackson, Mississippi.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing a new captain him and the boys have. He also feels as though some of the men are too young in the army. Vanburen thinks he should be in the ground by now but he's still breathing.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them that his leg is doing better; giving his parents a health update.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his father, Mr. Sargent discussing his regiment's movement through the Mississippi River toward New Orleans, Louisiana. He mentions sending his clothes and blanket to Mr. Sargent and instructing them to keep it until further notice.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his father, Mr. Sargent discussing his regiment's recent movement through the Mississippi River toward New Orleans, Louisiana. He mentions sending his clothes and blanket to Mr. Sargent and instructing them to keep it until further notice.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing the possibility of being deployed in Vicksburg, Mississippi, his life in Keokuk, Iowa, and the distribution of wages to their and to his needs.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing the possibility of being deployed in Vicksburg, Mississippi, his life in Keokuk, Iowa, and the distribution of wages to their and to his needs.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing how content he feels in the army hospital and in Keokuk, Iowa. He mentions that he created a ring business, already making a profit of $15, and the surprising lack of violence and quiet post-election day.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing how content he feels in the army hospital and in Keokuk, Iowa. He mentions that he created a ring business, already making a profit of $15, and the surprising lack of violence and quiet post-election day.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to his father discussing his desire to be furloughed and his life in Keokuk, Iowa standing guard at an Army Hospital.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to his father discussing his desire to be furloughed and his life in Keokuk, Iowa standing guard at an Army Hospital.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his brother, James Sargent discussing his desire to get out of a military hospital as soon as possible in order to get back to his regiment.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his brother, James Sargent discussing his desire to get out of a military hospital as soon as possible in order to get back to his regiment.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them that he will soon request a furlough, that he was transferred to another military hospital in Keokuk, Iowa, and that his health is good.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them that he will soon request a furlough, that he was transferred to another military hospital in Keokuk, Iowa, and that his health is good.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them that he will be transferred to davenports army hospital and on arrival will be requesting a furlough. He briefly discusses his former regiment and their deployment on an expedition through Mississippi with Major General Andrew J. Smith.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them that he will be transferred to davenports army hospital and on arrival will be requesting a furlough. He briefly discusses his former regiment and their deployment on an expedition through Mississippi with Major General Andrew J. Smith.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them of his health, his living conditions at the army hospital in Tennessee, and discussing the redeployment of his company.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them of his health, his living conditions at the army hospital in Tennessee, and discussing the redeployment of his company.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his mother, Mrs. Sargent discussing the recovery of his wounded leg and his plans to get furloughed. He says that he will be waiting to receive his pay first and recover from his wound before requesting to be furloughed.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his mother, Mrs. Sargent discussing the recovery of his wounded leg and his plans to get furloughed. He says that he will be waiting to receive his pay first and recover from his wound before requesting to be furloughed.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his army company's movement and combat through the Mississippi River. He mentions attacking Fort DeRaissa (DeRussy) and his company acting as a reserve reinforcement for General Nathaniel Banks Army of the Gulf and Red River campaign.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his army company's movement and combat through the Mississippi River. He mentions attacking Fort DeRaissa (DeRussy) and his company acting as a reserve reinforcement for General Nathaniel Banks Army of the Gulf and Red River campaign.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his company's month long expedition across the Confederacy before heading back to a camp in Tennessee near Vicksburg. He briefly mentions his journey to Meridian, Mississippi where he and his company tore up all the railroads for 10 miles and burnt all the train cars and locomotives.