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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.32.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sumner Sayles, H company, 95th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Sumner Sayles to Isora Sayles Skinkle discussing patriotism, mutual friends and romance |
| Date | April 1863 |
| Author | Sayles, Sumner (fl. 1862-1868) |
| Recipient | Skinkle, Isora Sayles |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs his sister that he was happy to hear that people are still patriotic. Comments he was happy to hear their late friend Spencer's body was returned home to his family. Mentions how he would like to see the Havens family begin teaching at a school. Believes that the Havens are the most capable to fill the station. Request that his sister tells a man named Arvin that, "he must not get in a pet at any thing if he wants to Succeed with the girls for they are Curious beings one has to pet them as he would any other pet or else they will sack him." Wishes her and everyone else back home well. The day of the month given is illegible. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Patriotism Friendship Death Children and Family Women's History Education |
| People | Sayles, Sumner (fl. 1862-1868) Sayles, Isora (fl. 1860-1868) |
| Place written | Lake Providence, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Education; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Sumner Sayles enlisted as a private on 9 August 1862. He mustered into "H" Co. IL 95th Infantry. He mustered out on 17 August 1865. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 95th Regiment, Illinois, infantry |