Contents

EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION

A LETTER FROM LA GRANDE RONDE, 1862 by Nancy C. Glenn

Introduction

The Letter

LETTERS FROM THE OREGON TRAIL, 1862–1863
by Louisa Cook

Introduction

The Letters

A TRIP TO THE COLORADO MINES, 1862
by Ellen Tootle

Introduction

The Diary

JOURNAL OF A MORMON WOMAN, 1863
by Mary Elizabeth Lightner

Introduction

The Journal

A LETTER FROM THE OREGON TRAIL, 1863
by Elizabeth Elliott

Introduction

The Letter

TRAVELS AND INCIDENTS, 1864
by Harriet A. Loughary

Introduction

The Travels

A JOURNAL OF OUR TRIP, 1864
by Lucretia Lawson Epperson

Introduction

The Journal

THE 1864 JOURNAL, by Mary Ringo

Introduction and Note on John Ringo

The Journal

THOUGHTS BY THE WAY, 1864–1865
by Harriet Hitchcock

Introduction

The Journal