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Collection Reference Number GLC02739.110
From Archive Folder Collection of Joseph Jones, F company, 79th regiment, Illinois, infantry 
Title Joseph Jones to Nancy E. Jones, expressing his hope to receive a furlough this summer
Date 15 April 1864
Author Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865)  
Recipient Jones, Nancy E.  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description He is sorry that she didn't see Hickenbothem. He hopes to get a furlough this summer and would like her to buy silk dresses for herself and the children.
Subjects Soldier's Letter  Civil War  Military History  Union Soldier's Letter  Infantry  Union Forces  Children and Family  Women's History  Clothing and Accessories  Textile  
People Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865)  
Place written Sweetwater, Tennessee
Theme The American Civil War; Children & Family; Women in American History
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship Wife  
Civil War: Theater of War Main Western Theater  
Civil War: Unit 79th Regiment Illinois Infantry  
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