Two letters written by Chester P. Whitman while he served in the Union Army during the Civil War comprise this collection. Both letters are written from Camp Houghtaling, Illinois, where Whitman served with Company F, 10th Illinois Infantry. Whitman mustered in April 20, 1861 at Cairo, Illinois and mustered out July 29, 1861. These are typed transcriptions; the originals are not held by the MSU Archives & Historical Collections.

The letters have been scanned and placed online at http://civilwar.archives.msu.edu/collection/7-1C-22/whitman/.

(Information retrieved from http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/datcivil.html on September 18, 2013)