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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02739.082 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph Jones, F company, 79th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Joseph Jones to Nancy E. Jones, describing the severely limited rations |
| Date | 2 November 1863 |
| Author | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Jones, Nancy E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Severely limited rations and for six weeks and "roten hard bread with worms in it." With enclosed excerpts from The Christian Psalmist. |
| Subjects | Religion Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Union Forces Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Religion |
| 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: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 79th Regiment illinois Infantry |