This collection contains three letters from Andrew J. Lewis, a Confederate prisoner of war who later served in the 1st U. S. Volunteer Infantry. The collection also contains a letter to Lewis from his wife Harriet.

Lewis's first letter, written from Point Lookout [Maryland], on October 21, 1863, informs his mother that he is a prisoner of war, captured in July. In the second letter, Lewis writes from Fort Ripley, Minnesota, as a member of Company A, 1st U. S. Volunteers. Addressed to his wife on September 10, 1865, the letter expresses the deep emotions that her recent letter caused Lewis and his friend ("we Boohooed a while ...") He also comments favorably on Minnesota as a potential place to live after his discharge. He notes that his regiment will soon be heading to Fort Leavenworth and that he has "Bin told that is a place for mustering out all ex rebel troops." On December 30, 1865, Lewis wrote to his wife from Monument Station, Kansas, telling her of his lonesomeness and his hopes to soon be mustered out of the service. He asks his wife to join him in the West and instructs her to direct her response via the Butterfield Overland Mail. Accompanying Andrew Lewis's letters is a letter from his wife, Harriet. Writing from Wilderness [Virginia], Harriet Lewis expresses her concern about having not heard from her husband in two months and her hope that he will soon be home, especially with Christmas approaching. She also relays news from their respective families.