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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02739.025 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph Jones, F company, 79th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Joseph Jones to Nancy E. Jones, regarding soldiers' pay, and also including an estimate of 200,000 troops yet to fight |
| Date | 26 November 1862 |
| Author | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Jones, Nancy E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | If they don't get paid soon, he thinks "a good many wil go home and I don't blame them for our soldiers is used worse than a dog." He estimates that there are 200,000 troops around Nashville but they have not fought yet. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Union Forces Desertion Soldier's Pay Finance |
| People | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Banking & Economics |
| 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 |