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Collection Reference Number GLC07687.126
From Archive Folder Collection of Samuel Watson Van Nuys, F company, 7th regiment, Indiana, infantry 
Title John H. Van Nuys to Samuel Watson Van Nuys
Date 27 February 1862
Author Van Nuys, John H. (fl. 1861-1862)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Describes the scene at home while he writes, including little Molly's current illness. Discusses the wedding of Kinney and Will LeGrange, work in the wheat field, and Molly's recovery.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Children and Family  Marriage  Agriculture and Animal Husbandry  
People Van Nuys, Samuel Watson (1841-1864)  
Place written Franklin, Indiana
Theme The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Agriculture
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information Archive Folder Information: Van Nuys was born in 1841 in Johnson County, Indiana. He enlisted in company F, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, and died in 1864 outside of Richmond, Virginia. Genealogist's records indicate that Van Nuys led a unit of African American soldiers in the course of his military service (information from The Hopewell Journey: 350 Years from Immigrant Religion to Hoosier Faith, by Kathleen Van Nuys). Includes over 110 letters to his parents with commentary on seeing Lincoln, commanding colored troops, baseball, etc.; with tintype photo of Vannuys and 2 other officers.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship Son  
Civil War: Unit 7th Regiment, Indiana, infantry