This collection consists of Edwin Holmes' Civil War letters to family and friends. His letters deal primarily with his health and with family matters. There are frequent references to his brother Augustus and stepbrother Alvah Marsh (see c.108, c.110).

Also included in this collection are several letters from Holmes' stepbrother Frank Marsh, describing his work in an army hospital in Detroit.

These materials have been transcribed, scanned and placed online at http://civilwar.archives.msu.edu/collection/7-1C-C/EdwinHolmes/.