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Letter, Rice, Henry to Brother, Peoria, IL (Gates City, equipment, troop movement, colonel retires), Henry Rice letters, Oct. 15, 1862

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Open book Letter, Rice, Henry to Brother, Peoria, IL (Gates City, equipment, troop movement, colonel retires), Henry Rice letters, Oct. 15, 1862

Title Letter, Rice, Henry to Brother, Peoria, IL (Gates City, equipment, troop movement, colonel retires), Henry Rice letters, Oct. 15, 1862

Creator Rice, Henry, 1843-1863

Date Oct. 15, 1862

Place Camp Peoria (Peoria, Ill.), Illinois, Illinois--Peoria, United States, Illinois--Lewistown, Illinois--Fulton County

Language English

Subjects United States, Soldiers, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Description Six letters, Sept. 14-Oct. 15, 1862, from Camp Peoria in Peoria, Ill., from Henry Rice of the 103rd Illinois Infantry to family in Lewistown, Ill., describing military life in the camp. Included with the letters is an envelope addressed to "Mrs. Amory Rice, Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois," illustrated in red and blue with the seal and motto of the United States

User-Contributed Transcription Camp Peoria Oct. 15. Dear Brother I am again all right once more. I got in yesterday afternoon. We stayed in [Gates?] City long enough to see considerable of the place-I spent the most of my time though at the "City Hotel" M. Stutes was quite sick there & I stayed with him & waited on him. He took some midicine, & got better so he came along up with us & is feeling better today. The City Hotel is a splendid place & I recken it was peculiarly so yesterday- for they were preparing to move it more into the heart of the city I 'spose- everything was tore up & we had to stay in a cold room. I [reckoned?] all of the Boys would be in ahead of we but there was a pretty good load

Archival Collection Title Henry Rice letters

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Call Number Midwest MS Rice H Box 1 Folder 6

BibID 991706848805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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