Newberry Library - Letter, Hanes Bluff, north of Vicksburg, Miss., (marching, friendship, battle, Vicksburg), George Deal papers, June 2, 1863

Letter, Hanes Bluff, north of Vicksburg, Miss., (marching, friendship, battle, Vicksburg), George Deal papers, June 2, 1863

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Open book Letter, Hanes Bluff, north of Vicksburg, Miss., (marching, friendship, battle, Vicksburg), George Deal papers, June 2, 1863

Title Letter, Hanes Bluff, north of Vicksburg, Miss., (marching, friendship, battle, Vicksburg), George Deal papers, June 2, 1863

Creator Deal, George, approximately 1825-1864

Date June 2, 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 June 2, 1863Hanes Bluff, Nere VicsburgMy Dear, [illegible] Wife, I once more take my pen to rite a few lines to Answer your kind letters i received from you I was very glad to here from my family once more and was glad to here you was all well but was Sorry to here you had to live in so bad a house so you rote I am well and harty but nerly wore out we have bin a marchen for Seven weekes most all the time and my feete is awful sore and has had blister all over the botom I was at the battal of Snake crick nere [illegible][illegible] and then i was at Jacson Mississippi and then was at the Battal of Champion Hills and they was all hard battales and good kild but i escaped all of them.

Archival Collection Title George Deal papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Deal Box 1 Folder 20

BibID 998225148805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

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File Created 03/18/2025

Filename 998225148805867_midwest_ms_deal_box_01_fol_020_01-0.tif

Unique Identifier NL12OPKO

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