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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.32.30 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sumner Sayles, H company, 95th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Sumner Sayles to Isora Sayles Skinkle describing current life and teasing her about her married life |
| Date | 2 January 1864 |
| Author | Sayles, Sumner (fl. 1862-1868) |
| Recipient | Skinkle, Isora Sayles |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his sister from camp. Informs her that it rained and snowed on the last day of the year and that it has been cold. Describes having a "first rate" oyster dinner for Christmas. Notes that everything has been first rate since they have nothing to do but guard duty. Teases her about wearing the britches in the family and if she has had any "love spats" yet. Inquires after people back home. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Diet and Nutrition Holidays and Celebrations Military Provisions Women's History Marriage Children and Family |
| People | Sayles, Sumner (fl. 1862-1868) Skinkle, Isora fl. 1860-1868) |
| Place written | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Sumner Sayles enlisted as a private on 9 August 1862. He mustered into "H" Co. IL 95th Infantry. He mustered out on 17 August 1865. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 95th Regiment, Illinois, infantry |