Title: Orlando C. Geer Letter

Date/Date Range :   1864 March 27

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

In this letter to his sister, Orlando Geer discusses family matters and veterans' pay and asks his sister to send him some new tobacco.

Call number: MS-2967

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection was purchased by Special Collections

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Orlando C. Geer Letter, MS-2967. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

This collection consists of a single folder.

Orlando Comstock Geer was born to Alexander Hamilton and Cordelia Comstock Geer on October 22, 1840 in Lucas County, Ohio. There were two other children in the family: Amos Wight (born September 24, 1843) and Harriet Cordelia (born October 22, 1847). When the Civil War broke out, Orlando Geer enlisted in the 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a Corporal. This unit participated in the siege of Corinth, Miss., the Tullahoma Campaign, the occupation of Middle Tennessee, the Chickamauga Campaign, the Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign, and the Atlanta Campaign. Geer was promoted to Sergeant on May 21, 1865 and mustered out on July 11, 1865. He returned to Lucas County after the war, where he lived until his death on February 9, 1927.

In this letter to his sister, Orlando Geer discusses family matters and asks for some tobacco. He also expresses feelings about the town of Toledo not giving veterans money for fighting, saying "I hold that it is right if the citizens of our district are so niggardly as to think old veterans are not entitled to as much credit as new recruits."

Interested researchers may also wish to consult UTK-MS-2859: Orlando Geer Letter, 1863 July 15, UTK-MS-2947: Orlando C. Geer Letter, 1862 March 9, and UTK-MS-2971: Orlando C. Geer Letter, 1862 June 13.

• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence.