This collection of Civil War letters is from John H. Mills to his family in Guilford Township, Hendricks County, Indiana (near Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana). Mills wrote these letters between 1862 and 1865. Mills enlisted as a private in the 12th Indiana Volunteers, most of whom were mustered from the Mooresville area.
The letters are listed below are in chronological order with Mills’ location.
August 27, 1862 near Richmond, Kentucky
January 01, 1863 Holly Springs, Mississippi
February 04, 1863 Grand Junction, Tennessee
February 12, 1863 Grand Junction, Tennessee
March 1, 1863 Grand Junction, Tennessee
March 06, 1863 (to parents) Grand Junction, Tennessee
March 06, 1863 (to brothers) Grand Junction, Tennessee
March 11, 1863 Grand Junction, Tennessee
April 1863 Camp Loomis, Tennessee
April 04, 1863 Camp Loomis, Tennessee
April 26, 1863 Collierville, Tennessee
May 10, 1863 no location listed
June 15, 1863 Hains Bluffs, Mississippi
June 26, 1863 West of Black River, Mississippi
July 17, 1863 Near Jackson, Mississippi
August 13, 1863 Messenger’s Ferry, Mississippi
August 24, 1863 Messenger’s Ferry, Mississippi
September 19, 1863 Camp Sherman, Mississippi
October 17, 1863 Camp near Bridgeport, Alabama
November 28, 1863 Chattanooga, Tennessee
December 11, 1863 Division Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee
December 27, 1863 Scottsborough, Alabama
January 11, 1864 Scottsboro, Alabama
April 13, 1864 Scottsboro, Alabama
April 30, 1864 Scottsboro, Alabama
May 19, 1864 Kingston, Georgia
May 22. 1864 Kingston, Georgia
June 07, 1864 Acworth, Georgia
June 25, 1864 near Big Shanty Station, Georgia
June 29, 1864 Kinessaw Mountain, Georgia
July 03, 1864 Maryetta, Georgia
July 16, 1864 Roswell, Georgia
July 23, 1864 no location listed
August 05, 1864 in the ditches near Atlanta, Georgia
August 10, 1864 in the field near Atlanta
August 22, 1864 in the field near Atlanta, Georgia
September 14, 1864 South of Atlanta
September 23, 1864 East Point, Georgia
September 25, 1864 East Point, Georgia
October 31, 1864 Cave Springs, Georgia
November 06, 1864 in the field near Chattahoochee River
June 08, 1865 from the Mills Family to John Mills
