This collection contains Civil War letters from Albert W. Barber to his family while serving with Company F, 18th Michigan Infantry, in Kentucky and Tennessee. In the letters, primarily written to his mother, he talks about camp life, his friends, officers of the regiment, and particularly about the weather.

In addition, Albert talks about town life, particularly in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, and about the prices of perishable goods.

The letters also express his hostility toward African Americans, and especially toward the idea of African Americans serving in the Union army.

These letters have been transcribed, scanned and put online at http://civilwar.archives.msu.edu/collection/7-1C-3A/albertwbarber/.