(CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE) SWOPE, MERRIMISS HARRIS An archive of 24 autographed letters signed, from Benjamin L. Harris and Joseph T. Harris of the 12th Ohio Infantry, and other relatives, primarily to Merrimiss (Mollie) Harris Swope between 1860 and 1871.Nine letters are from brothers Benjamin L. Harris and Joseph T. Harris to their sister Mollie Harris Swope between 1861 and 1862. In these letters the brothers, who are located in western Virginia and were musicians for the 12th, complain about the conditions including the weather, and describe what they have witnessed, including in one letter, the Battle of Carnifex Ferry. The other 15 letters are written between Merrimiss and family and friends during the years 1860 and 1870. These letters include details of life during and after the war. Together with 17 original mailing envelopes, 11 with stamps intact, one with stamp partially intact.