Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Bureau of Archives and History
Pennsylvania State Archives
MG-448
OSCAR BRADFORD SHARPLESS PAPERS
Container Listings
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MG-448
Oscar Bradford Sharpless
Papers
CORRESPONDENCE, 1861-1865. (1 box)
box 1 (end)
- 1861, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home. (Copy of original letter;
original letter is with the family).
- 1861 September 3, Oscar Sharpless, Camp Coleman, to Dear Friends. Mentions
seeing
General Winfield Scott and Governor Andrew Curtin. (part of original letter
is missing)
- 1861 October 4, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends, Camp Coleman. Letter discusses
being mustered into Federal service.
- 1861 November 11, Jacob S. Yordy to Seth K. Sharpless, Warrington, Virginia.
- 1861 December 5, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Parents, Brothers, and Sisters,
Fort Good Hope, Virginia. Letter describes his experiences in Washington DC
(part of the original letter appears to be missing).
- 1861 December 7, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Brother, Camp Mary.
- 1861 December 8, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Brother, Camp Mary, near Fort Hope
(part of the original letter is torn).
- 1862 Sunday, Oscar Sharpless to Dillie Sharpless.
- 1862 January 3, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Camp Mary Washington.
(Transcript only; original letter is missing).
- 1862 January 3, Fragment of a letter from Oscar Sharpless(Transcript only;
original letter is missing).
- 1862 January 10, J.S. Yordy to Old Friend Seth, Camp Jackson, Williamsport,
Maryland.
- 1862 January 29, Oscar Sharpless to Miss Ann Adelia P. Sharpless, Camp Edward.
This letter is written on the back of a poem entitled "Hero's Moments".
- 1862 February 13, Oscar Sharpless to The Folks at Home, Washington DC.
- 1862 February 22, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends, Buzzards' Mess, Camp
Edward.
- 1862 March 2, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends, Camp Edward.
- 1862 March 28, Oscar Sharpless to Friends at Home, On Board Steamer John
A. Warner, Hampton Roads near Fortress Monroe.
- 1862 March 30, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Camp 93rd Pennsylvania
Regiment, White Oaks Church, Virginia.
- [1862?] March 30, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Camped near Newport
News.
- 1862 April 26, Jacob S. Yordy to Old Friend Seth.
- 1862 May 7, Oscar Sharpless to Friends at Home, Camp near Williamsburg,
Virginia. Letter provides details of Battle of Williamsburg.
- 1862 May 12, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends, Camp Winfield Scott (Six miles
northwest from West Point, Virginia).
- 1862 June 15, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Camp near Fair Oaks.
- 1862 June 25 to July 1, Oscar Sharpless to unknown recipient )Transcript
only; original letter is missing)An excerpt of a letter detailing Seven Days
of battle from June 25 to July 1, 1862.
- 1862 July 31, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friend Clark, Camp near Harrison's
Landing. Letter mentions fight at Malvern Hill.
- 1862 July 31, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Camp near Harrison's
Landing.
- [1862 July 31?], Oscar Sharpless to Jared. (an excerpt of the letter).
- 1862 September 5, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Fort Ethan Allen.
(No transcript).
- 1862 September 15, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Fort Ethan Allen.
- 1862 September 21, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Camp near Williamsport,
Maryland. Letter mentions Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam).
- 1862 November 8, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Camp near White
Plains, Virginia.
- 1862 December 17, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Camp near Fredericskburg,
Virginia. Letter provides a weekly account of the Fredericksburg Campaign
(part of the original letter appears to be missing).
- 1862 December 21, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends.
- 1863 January 17, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Camp near Fairfax
Station.
- 1863 February 25, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends, Camp Company H, 93rd
Pennsylvania Volunteers.
- 1863 August 17, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Camp near Sulphur
Springs, Virginia. (Transcript only; original letter is missing).
- 1863 August 20, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Brother, Camp of the 93rd Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
- 1864, January 5, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Camp 93rd Pennsylvania
Volunteers, Near Harper's Ferry, Virginia. (Part of the letter is torn)
- 1864 February 22, George N. Berger to Friend Oscar, Fort Monroe.
- 1864 March 30, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Camped near Newport
News. (Transcript only; original letter is missing)
- 1864 May 25, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Cuyler, USA Hospital,
Germantown, PA.
- 1864 July 5, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Cuyler General Hospital.
- 1864 August 20, Seth Sharpless to Dear Parents, Camp on Weldon Railroad
(5 miles from Petersburg, Virginia). Letter describes the Battle of Weldon
Railroad.
- 1864 November 16, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Parents, Brother and Sister, Headquarters
Company H, 93rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Camp near Winchester, Virginia.
- 1864 November 29, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Friends at Home, Headquarters,
Company H, 93rd Regiment, Camp Russell, Virginia.
- 1864 December 1, Oscar Sharpless to Dear Brother, Headquarters, Company
H, 93rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, Camp Russell, Virginia.
- 1864 December 31, Paymaster's Statement for 1st Lieutenant Oscar Sharpless
for December 30, 1864-February 28, 1865.
- 1865 February 4, Headquarters 93rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Oscar
Sharpless to Dear Sister Dillie.
- 1865 March 10, Headquarters 1st Brigade 2nd Division. Memo detailing the
amount of money collected by Oscar Sharpless from officers of the 93rd Pennsylvania.
(Copy of original letter; original letter is with the family).
- 1865 March 10, Edward A. Todd to Headquarters, 1st Brigade 2nd Division
6th Corps. (Transcript only; original letter is missing).