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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.52.55 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Thomas J. Kessler, G company, 1st regiment, Michigan, sharpshooters |
| Title | Thomas J. Kessler to Henry Kessler reporting there will be a grand review of the entire army next week and a review of their division this afternoon. He hopes troops will be sent home after the review |
| Date | 19 May 1864 |
| Author | Kessler, Thomas J. (fl. 1843-1868) |
| Recipient | Kessler, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his brother from Georgetown in Washington, D.C. Reports there will be a grand review of the entire army next week and a review of their division this afternoon. Hopes troops will be sent home after the review. Writes it may be some time before he gets to go home. Discusses his colts 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 Washington, D.C. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Kessler, Thomas J. (fl. 1843-1868) Kessler, Henry (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Agriculture; Children & Family |
| 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: Recipient Relationship | Brother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, G company |