Genealogy efforts related to Peter and Clarinda's story have been a challenge, but Peter's letters have provided extensive information and numerous clues. In almost every letter, including those from before the Civil War, he talks about members of both of their families and comments on reports in Clarinda's letters. Intimate details of family dramas emerge as one reads the letters chronologically.
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| 1858-06-12.......from Peter in Troy to Clarinda in Utica, boat full of water, bully team, Cyrus, coal Schenectady 06-12-1858s.htm |   | g: |
| 1862-06-19.......from Utica, lonesome, garden, fiddle, looks "choopfallen", Jerry Mullin, Alex Lyons, circus 06-19-1862s.htm |   | g: |
| 1862-06-29.......sabbath, lonesome, Almeda gave birth, Julia and Tom, Malvina, musksprate, Hills, Brown came in shop, paired with Fragment 2, need to add text from s,t,i,closing I shall go to church tonight 06-29-1862s.htm |    | g: |
| 1862-07-06.......wants her to come home, chores, she has stayed with Rose so long, July 4,draft 07-06-1862s.htm |   | g: |
| 1862-10-07.......friend Marion in Cohoes to Clarinda, heard some "mate" died in Utica, is it Peter? 10-07-1862MAs.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-01-04.......Tom very sick, Jacob Breish coffin, Joseph Corrigan tent mate, Fletch separated 01-04-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-01-30.......got box she and Julia sent, can not get it to Tom, remitant and typhoid fevers, pay, Fredericksburgh relics 01-30-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-01-31.......taking box 30 mi rt to Tom at Acquia Creek hospital, made Fourth Sergeant, Fletch no barber business, says January 31 1863 (wrong year) 01-31-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-02-02.......describes train, shopping,conditions at general Hospital Acquia Creek, Tom, Lumbard 02-02-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-02-19.......Tom back, William Jones, Demming, Tom Gray, Sergeant school, her walking to school barefoot 02-19-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-03-04.......sending pipe, could sell for $10, they call him whittling yankee, earned 75 cents whittling, got gloves, Ed [Burbiege] Tom 03-04-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-03-28.......Joey, Josey, Sarah Graff, George Reiser, Hooker, bad drill, 146 best in marching, going for wood, will Ida recognize him, if knew no draft would be home now 03-28-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-04-13.......says Monday April with blank date, hopes children better, mud dried up, grass green, left in charge of Camp with Lieut Walker, foreign general, Tom discharged? 04-13-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-04-14.......orders to move, 8 days rations, Cavalry says across river, sent her letters home with Mr. England owns Genesee St shoe store, sister Mally 04-14-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-04-xx.......no location, scans originally identified as Undated 6, banner 1863, possibly April, just had "face pulled", may have changed 04-xx-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-06-03.......over cold, her letter with money, her lifting heavy things, who wanted the money, Fletch digearious fever, has not heard from Col, strawberries 06-03-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-06-07.......no letter from Col which was his hope of getting home, no one allowed to leave, how much are provisions and rent for paddy hole, where is George 06-07-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-06-20.......put up tents, 7000 convalescents arrived, sick to barracks, rumor furlough if sickness or death, new uniform curious, pities army hot 06-20-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-06-24.......waiting for her telegram, would give all to come home, girl in Camp age of Ida, soldiers waiting for letters, Fletch, artillery in camp, pin in mouth 06-24-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-06-28.......has not gotten telegraph she said sending, Fletch, hard march, wants furlough badly, 4 pictures in case Ida and Willie, afraid folks offended 06-28-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-06-28DB.......Dear Brother, would have written if knew in Utica, does not write all hardships, discourages from enlisting, love to father and mother 06-28-1863DBs.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-07-04.......no 4th of July, took telegram to Col who sent to War Dept, dream home so reverse- will not, picture with Fletch new uniform, rumor Lee captured 07-04-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-07-06SG.......from Sarah Graff in Hawkinsville NY to Clara, left Utica, house on lake, wishes died with husband and child, asks for Clara husband and children 07-06-1863SGs.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-07-08.......Ida sick, Papa girl, Willie, George to picnic, since telegram presentiment Lord will punish, rebels destroyed, tired, Malvina, Harwoods, Justis Place 07-08-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-07-12.......ring for Ida, rumor exchange soon, George, Utica Herald, picnic, she was cheated on stockings pay, Fletch photo, Bill Jones, Co A surrender, surrounded 07-12-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-07-16.......Ida sick again, sorry he told Fletch why she called for him and he told parents, Otto Gulick, Capson factory, money, Mary Myers 07-16-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-07-19.......hopes she got money, Ida sick, George & Mally do not write, will be exchanged, driving Rebels hard, hopes wicked rebellion ends, tired of lying around 07-19-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-07-24.......feels bad his folks treated her with disrespect, one room upstairs, her living so poorly, Joey steps and night society, Ida ring, no houses, George drafted? 07-24-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-07-26.......Mally letter with picture, boys going crazy good looks, sending Harpers Weekly, sad she cries when writes, lengthy sentiment, soon in service 1 year 07-26-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-07-31.......Joey letter picture, Mr. Hart, Bill Dagwell, Kate baby, prisoners revolted, new camp, guard, cut rations, CO stoned, furlough too late June 8, Dimbleby 07-31-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-08-02.......hot sun, Mr. Hart, prisoners guarded, half rations, revolted, desperate men may claim rights by force, could have been home, says Aug 2 1863 (wrong year) 08-02-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-08-07.......got her picture, soldiers will fall in love, she cannot come or might be blackguarded, Jim Harper, new Camp Parole better, cannot get stamps 08-07-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-08-10.......Potomac clams, huckleberries, Mr Place wants Mally to write, Tom and Julia letter, Regt 190 men, 4 regts consolidated, poem in different handwriting 08-10-1863s.htm |     | g: |
| 1863-08-16.......got letter and picture of Mother, carries a lot of pictures, yellow fever, whiskey and quinine, Joey, young [top?], Sarah Graff, true as steel 08-16-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-08-28.......Julia letter, her hop picking, Dave Jones horrible news, Commissioners cannot agree on exchange, Negro Soldiers, busy in charge of 68 men, same power as Capt 08-28-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-08-29.......sends picture, discourages hop picking, Utica draft, George, lay awake remembers Chancellorsville, human butchery, in charge Squad No 11 08-29-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-09-03.......papers George not drafted, Sarah Graff, Mr. Place, mean women Washington, Philip Smith, Bill Sweatfager, Bill Dagwell, Charles Milburey, Brother Henry 09-03-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-09-08.......Lieut furlough, deserters to be shot, detached corps, Ben Chapman, Michael Keating, Phil Smith and Andy, Washington women, caught something, Tom, Sarah 09-08-1863s.htm |     | g: |
| 1863-10-22.......13 days driving Rebels and retreating, captured more than them, Fletch march stocking feet, Fairfax, 96 conscripts, Bill Dagwood, paired with Fragment 1 10-22-1863s.htm |    | g: |
| 1863-10-26.......left New Baltimore, 5 miles New Camp, No name, 8 days rations, heavy cannonading, short letter, mail call 10-26-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-10-31.......moving 4 weeks, shoes no soles wet feet, Dagwell, sold picture 50 cents, 250 conscripts, 146th great name no praise at home, Gen Garrard loved, Battle Bristow Station 10-31-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-11-09.......on move, 2 battles, took 2200 prisoners, 9 artillery, drove them to drown in river, log cabins, Rebel letter, railroad destroyed, Tom invalid corps, Garrard 11-09-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-11-13.......suffered a great deal but well, made 2 pictures and got dollar, send him watercolor paints, Kate and Hank, Ida and Willie Sunday School, beau (probably Sarah), Jake 11-13-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-11-20.......not getting her mail, she lost tooth and hair turns grey, hospital men furlough to vote, Culpeper, Rapidan, another Chancellorsville, no paper or sutler 11-20-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-11-24.......marched to cross Rapidan but rain and mud, Meade determined, Fredericksburg, made 2 pictures for a dollar, Boys need tobacco, Tom Washington discharge 11-24-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1863-12-30.......Sergt Guard House, Edic late furlough, candy Ida, moved, reenlistments, guerrillas slit throats, 146 three years, determined to win, different than last winter 12-30-1863s.htm |   | g: |
| 1864-01-22.......got pictures, wishes Card de Visites, Melora Teed letter, shimmer, rats, been sick, Sweet Oil and Laudanum, Fletch home to recruit?, furloughs, George sleigh ride 01-22-1864s.htm |   | g: |
| 1864-01-28.......sad she is upset whiskey, guerrilla threat, guard duty, tent mates snoring, Henry Brownell, Rebel revolver relic, Lotty, Joey letter, mother picture, grim monster war 01-28-1864s.htm |   | g: |
| 1864-02-06.......2 days guard duty rail road, cannons, captured 7 guerrillas included major, those wounded, Cone and Stanford arrested, how treated Jakes wife, Sarah, Zouave sketch 02-06-1864s.htm |   | g: |
| 1864-02-11.......Julia mad at Tom, all owed money but prepare they may never get it, bounties exhaust Treasury, take $2 a week from Baker and City subsidy, lengthy cruel war statement 02-11-1864s.htm |   | g: |
| 1864-02-20.......cold spell, daily routine described, breakfast, Charlie, Sarah, George Keiser, $1100 and 30 day furlough if 146 reenlist, sacrifice all life time for few days home 02-20-1864s.htm |   | g: |
| 1864-02-25.......got her letter and fathers, sending picture of himself in uniform,what did she think of newspaper piece, should he write another Julia, sending likenesses of Generals 02-25-1864s.htm |    | g: |
| 1864-02-28.......orders to move, 3 days rations, possible Mine Run, new picture, old one does not look like him any more than Abe Lincoln, did not send money, being stolen in mail 02-28-1864s.htm |   | g: |
| 1864-02-xx.......probably February 8-14 1864, Undated 3, error sent her a letter for Eliza in St Johnsville, guard Gen Warren HQ, send army made Valentine, cold better 02-xx-1864s.htm |   | g: |
| 1864-03-04.......little scrape, released prisoner without proper orders as Sergt of guard and was arrested but excused with reprimand, sending more pictures, Gulich 03-04-1864s.htm |   | g: |
| 1864-03-08.......talks of deserting because his family is treating her like a slave, Kate, Hank, children, wedding, gaieties, cries, mad, wants to protect her 03-08-1864s.htm |   | g: |
| 1864-03-11.......friends with Fletch but not tent mates, his picture, not a loafer, Willie, Ida, Mally, Bill Jones, Sarah, Garrards Tigers, men owe govt for clothes 03-11-1864s.htm |   | g: |
| 1864-03-21.......Stewarts Cavalry anticipated raid, Navy application, Mr. Hart, Lotty, father, heavy cannon, referenced enclosed Daily Chronicle clipping poem Soldiers Letters, Ford theater 03-21-1864s.htm |     | g: |
| 1864-03-25.......Ida sick, sleigh, wagon, watch, George, Tom home, Dimblebys lost child, waiting for navy papers, orders to move, sick moved, Grant, put Army of Potomac in motion 03-25-1864s.htm |   | g: |
| 1864-04-14.......Thursday the 14th, 1864- probably April- scans used to say mm-14-1864, warm, Spring campaign, drills,not transferred to Navy, Clarinda living downtown, Lotty, downhill worst 04-14-1864s.htm |     | g: |
| 1864-04-19.......sent to father for Clara, recd warrant, not sent for Navy exam, papers did not come, will try hard, preparing to move Fri, hurt finger playing ball,doctor excused 04-19-1864s.htm |   | g: |
| 1864-04-23.......afraid did not pass Navy exam, preparations, officers on soldiers rations, bread and molasses, no communications after 26th, her dream is wrong, he is well 04-23-1864s.htm |     | g: |
| 1865-06-19GC.......George C. Carter to Clarinda, brief notice husband officially reported deceased 06-19-1865gcs.htm |  | g: |
| 1865-06-20GC.......George C. Carter to Clarinda, reliable news received from Army decease has been established, proceed with claims on government 06-20-1865gcs.htm |   | g: |
| 1865-07-03.......Off. of Correspon. w friends of Missing Men, informed PLD killed at Wilderness, May 5 1864,Charles Y Jones, Clara Barton, per RGP 07-03-1865CBs.htm |  | g: |
| 1880-09-21WD.......from Will to Dear Sister, mother getting a little better, malarial fever, house full of folks, doctor, Grandma cholera, Sarah Graff, Aunt Malley 09-21-1880wds.htm |   | g: |
| 1880-09-xxWD.......from Will to Dear Brother and Sis, undated and no location, scan identified as Undated4WD, probably Utica right before 9-21, mother malarial fever 09-xx-1880wds.htm |  | g: |
| MusterRoll1.......Peter L. Dumont's Muster Roll & News Clip MusterRoll1i.htm |   | g: |
| MusterRoll2.......Muster Rolls for Tom Lumbard, Fletch and Wes Dimbleby MusterRoll2i.htm |    | g: |