The Thomas McKean Collection
Thomas McKean was the Band Leader of the 10th Pennsylvania Reserves’s Regimental Band. Seldom is heard from soldiers holding such a post. These letters were shared with us by Roland J. Gallo in 2011, and are being posted now for research and educational purposes.
Individual Wartime Correspondence
Letter from Eben N. Ford, Co. H, from Camp Tenally, dated September 18, 1861
Sept. 18, 1861
Camp Tennally, D.C. –
Editor Warren Mail: The various correspondents that represent the numerous daily papers are reporting the progress, position and condition of the army so m...