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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.52.71 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Thomas J. Kessler, G company, 1st regiment, Michigan, sharpshooters |
| Title | Thomas J. Kessler to A. P. Kessler sends thanks for the boots he received and discusses his band's discharge case against the government for non-payment of their musical services |
| Date | 10 October 1864 |
| Author | Kessler, Thomas J. (fl. 1843-1868) |
| Recipient | Kessler, A. P. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his father from camp. Expresses how thankful he is for his new boots and says they are first rate. Comments he was offered $15 for them before he even got them on. Reports his colonel, who was taken prisoner, has been paroled and is on his way home. Discusses his band's discharge case against the government for non-payment of their musical services. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Art, Music, Theater, and Film Children and Family Clothing and Accessories Finance Parole Prisoner of War Confederate States of America Soldier's Pay Finance Law |
| People | Kessler, Thomas J. (fl. 1843-1868) Kessler, A. P. (fl. 1863-1868) |
| Place written | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Banking & Economics; Law; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Thomas J. Kessler enlisted as a private on 29 June 1863 at Edwardsburg, Michigan. On 8 July 1863 he mustered into "G" Co. Michigan 1st Sharpshooters. He was mustered out on 28 July 1865 at Delaney House, Washington, D.C. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Father |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, G company |