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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02739.017 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph Jones, F company, 79th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Joseph Jones to Nancy E. Jones, with reference to health, in addition to the extent of the rebel threat |
| Date | 4 October 1862 |
| Author | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Jones, Nancy E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Five divisions including his left Louisville in pursuit of the Confederates. The doctor will not excuse anyone from duty "until they are half dead." She knows "more at home than we do about what is going on." He believes that "Kentucky will be [clear] of rebbels soon." |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Union Forces Confederate States of America Health and Medical |
| People | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Shelbyville, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 |