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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.50.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of E. S. Russell, G company, 65th regiment, Ohio, infantry |
| Title | Russell to Hannah E. Russell, stating that he misses his family, and that he expects to stay in Louisville for 100 days |
| Date | 25 March 1862 |
| Author | Russell, E. S. (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Recipient | Hannah E. Russell |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs his wife that he misses her and would like to see his family, friends, and neighbors. Comments that he does not want to see one particular family who has been telling lies about him and his family. Writes that he expects to stay in Louisville, Kentucky for another 100 days and wants her to write him immediately. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Women's History Children and Family Corruption and Scandal |
| People | Russell, E. S. (fl. 1861-1862) Russell, Hannah E. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | E. S. Russell enlisted as a private on 1 November 1861. He mustered into "G" Co. OH 65th Infantry. He died of disease on 8 May 1862 at Louisville, Kentucky. |
| 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: Unit | 65th Regiment, Ohio, infantry, G company |