Horace Ticknor to his family regarding his health, the weather and his desire to see them - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC03523.30.07
From Archive Folder	Collection of Horace L. Ticknor, K company, 27th regiment, Illinois, infantry
Title	Horace Ticknor to his family regarding his health, the weather and his desire to see them
Date	13 October 1862
Author	Ticknor, Horace (1836-1864)
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Ticknor writes to his family from Camp Dennison in Ohio. Mentions he's recovered from an illness and is ready to return to his regiment at Camp Corinth, Mississippi. Comments how pleasant the weather is and the wheat crop is ready. Informs he's had his "likeness" taken and will send it in a few days. Expresses his desire to come and see them as soon as the war is over "...if nothing hapens to me."
Subjects	Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Health and Medical Wheat Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Children and Family Photography
People	Ticknor, Horace L. (1836-1864)
Place written	Cincinnati, Ohio
Theme	The American Civil War; Health & Medicine
Sub-collection	Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information	Ticknor enlisted 20 August 1861 in Illinois as a Corporal. He mustered into "K" Co., IL. 27th Infantry.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Theater of War	Main Western Theater
Civil War: Unit	27th Illinois infantry, K Company