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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05241.38 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of James K. Magie, C company, 78th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | James K. Magie to Mary Magie discussing his business and finances |
| Date | 23 April 1863 |
| Author | Magie, James K. (fl. 1861-1863) |
| Recipient | Magie, Mary |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "No 13." Written from camp near Franklin. The Confederates retreated to Columbia. Believes this to be an attempt to draw the Federal Army away from its fortifications. Discusses his newspaper business, paying debts, and lending money. Magie hopes to accumulate enough cash to pay off his debts and to buy the Journal when the war is over. They will need $100 to have Eddy's feet taken care of in New York. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Fortification Confederate States of America Journalism Finance Debt Soldier's Pay Health and Medical Children and Family |
| People | Magie, James K. (fl. 1861-1863) Magie, Mary (fl. 1861-1863) |
| Place written | Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 78th Illinois infantry |