Peter Randall Letters
c.00528

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Randall, Peter W.
Title
Peter Randall letters
ID
c.00528
Date
1864
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 3 folders
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Biographical Note

Peter Randall was born in Vermont around 1837. He moved to Michigan with his family and settled in Washtenaw County (the exact date is unknown). When Peter was 13, he and his brother Leonard, 15, left home. In 1860, Peter married Mary Catherine Haynes and settled in Ypsilanti, Michigan. After one year, their first and only child, Clara, was born. He enlisted on 26 February 1864 and served in Company F, 6th Michigan Heavy Artillery. He died on 28 October 1864 of chronic diarrhea and is buried in the government cemetery in Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island, Alabama.

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Scope and Contents note

This collection includes Civil War letters written by Peter Randall, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, to his wife, Mary while he was serving in the Union Army on February 26, 1864. Peter enlisted in Company F, 6th Michigan Heavy Artillery. Peter never saw combat so his letters describe daily life in Army camps. Also included is a letter of condolence to Mary from Randall's Sergeant.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections July 1985

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  July 2012

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Mable I. Bent, 1985-05-29.

Gift of Bernice A. Fidler, 1985-05-29.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 16th (1861-1865).

Genre(s)

  • Letters (correspondence)

Geographic Name(s)

  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Washtenaw County (Mich.)
  • Ypsilanti (Mich.)

Personal Name(s)

  • Bent, Mabel I.
  • Fidler, Bernice A.
  • Randall, Mary C.
  • Randall, Peter W.

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Collection Inventory

Folder

Original Correspondence March 13, 1864-Dec. 8, 1864 

 1

Photocopied Correspondence March 13, 1864-Dec. 8, 1864 

 2

Photocopied and Transcripts Correspondence Feb. 29, 1864-July 4, 1864 

 3