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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.52.53 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Thomas J. Kessler, G company, 1st regiment, Michigan, sharpshooters |
| Title | Josephine S. Belden to Libbie Kessler discussing traveling to Mishawaka, Indiana and writes of the townspeople |
| Date | 1 May 1864 |
| Author | Belden, Josephine S. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Recipient | Kessler, Libbie |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to her friend. Discusses traveling to Mishawaka, Indiana. Writes of the townspeople. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Travel |
| People | Belden, Josephine S. (fl. 1862-1864) Kessler, Libby (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | Osceola, Indiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Thomas J. Kessler enlisted as a private on 29 June 1863 at Edwardsburg, Michigan. On 8 July 1863 he mustered into "G" Co. Michigan 1st Sharpshooters. He was mustered out on 28 July 1865 at Delaney House, Washington, D.C. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, G company |