Newberry Library - Letter, Vicksburg, (scouting, marching), George Deal papers, Oct. 21, 1863

Letter, Vicksburg, (scouting, marching), George Deal papers, Oct. 21, 1863

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Open book Letter, Vicksburg, (scouting, marching), George Deal papers, Oct. 21, 1863

Title Letter, Vicksburg, (scouting, marching), George Deal papers, Oct. 21, 1863

Creator Deal, George, approximately 1825-1864

Date Oct. 21, 1863

Place Ohio, Southern States, United States, Ohio--Camp Dennison, Ohio--Shelby County

Language English

Subjects United States, Atlanta Campaign, 1864, Husband and wife, Literacy, Married women, Soldiers, Soldiers' writings, American, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Description Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal, Ohio Union soldier in the Civil War, to his wife Sarah Cole Deal. Also, photographs of Sarah and George Deal, photocopies of army service records, three Confederate bills, and a few genealogical notes made by Deal's grandson.

User-Contributed Transcription Vicksburg Miss Oct the 21...63Kind friend I take this opportunity to answer your kind letter wich I received yesterday I am well at present and hope and trust that these few lines will reach and find you all well in the first place I will tell you that we have Just got back to camp we have bin out on a 7 day Scouting expedition we did not do any fighting but I thought once we would git a figh out of them the rebels showed themselves on the top of a hill about a mile in front of us they give us a few shot and shells which come pretty close but done us no harm (turn over

Archival Collection Title George Deal papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Deal Box 1 Folder 35

BibID 998225148805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1993px × 2617px 14.94 MB

File Created 03/17/2025

Filename 998225148805867_midwest_ms_deal_box_01_fol_035_01.tif

Unique Identifier NL12OPHX

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