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Title	Jacob Bruner Letters
Subject	Military Ohio African American Ohioans Civil War 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.)
Place	Antwerp (Ohio) Paulding County (Ohio) Camp Logan (Louisiana) Milliken's Bend (Louisiana)
Description	These ten letters were written by Jacob Bruner to his wife Martha. They range from one to six pages in length. Bruner, of Antwerp in Paulding County, served in the 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a sergeant in Company C and quartermaster of the regiment. He was stationed at Camp Logan and Milliken's Bend in Louisiana. In April 1863, he accepted a commission as first lieutenant of the 9th Louisiana Volunteer Infantry of African Descent, a newly formed regiment composed of African American enlisted men and white officers. For his service he received a salary of $110.50 per month, a considerable sum. The letters reflect the racist views of many whites of his generation, although they also document his growing sympathy for African Americans and the suffering caused by the "peculiar institution" of slavery. Bruner was killed on June 7, 1863 at Milliken's Bend.
Creator	Bruner, Jacob
Date of Original	1863
Collection	Jacob Bruner Papers http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam (for more information on African Americans in Ohio)
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts); Mss 994
Format	manuscripts
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	Text
Date created	2010-10-19

Title	Om1277_900604_081
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om1277_900604_081.tif
Image Height	3872
Image Width	3048
File Size	1294.014 KB
Full Text	[corresponds to page 1 of letter 1] Jacob Bruner To Martha J. Bruner Camp Logan La. Q. M. Dept. 68th Regt. A. D. U.S. Army
Date created	2009-01-09

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