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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02739.046 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph Jones, F company, 79th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Joseph Jones to Nancy E. Jones, stating that he must rely on 'secret prayer' |
| Date | 12 April 1863 |
| Author | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Jones, Nancy E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He cannot pray at night in the 20th Ohio and must rely on secret prayer. All the prisoners "that we get say that the rebel armey is both starveing and getting naked for the want of clothes." |
| Subjects | Prisoner of War Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Union Forces Religion Confederate States of America Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Clothing and Accessories Military Uniforms |
| People | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion; 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: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 79th Regiment illinois Infantry |