Dwight Henry Cory was born January 23, 1841 in Greene, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was the son of Orin Cory and Polly Phillips and married Harriet Matilda Rice October 19, 1865. Harriet and Dwight exchanged letters while he was engaged with the 6th OHIO Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War. Dwight also kept a diary during at least part of that time (which is in my possession). His unit was present at many battles (outlined below in his words) including Gettysburg. Many of the people mentioned in the letters between Dwight and Harriet were family or close friends from Greene. A few of the letters to Dwight are from Harriet's older sister, Melissa. One letter from Dwight is to his younger sister, Sylvia, who evidently kept these letters that Dwight sent home. They were in the possession of my grandmother's older sister's family before being passed down to me. ( view photo of Dwight, Harriet and their children )
If you have information about any of the individuals mentioned in these letters, especially Liberty Raymond who seems to have had an
attraction for Harriet, please let me know. Thank you for allowing me to share this most special remembrance with you.
Please do not reproduce these letters in any form without permission from me; it is my desire to share the history without denigrating the memory of the people mentioned. These writings were transcribed from the originals without changes in spelling, punctuation or grammar.
--Wendy Loveless Miller
( * Wendy Loveless Miller is great-great-granddaughter of Dwight Henry and Harriet Matilda Rice Cory. )
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