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Beach, John to mother (good food, improved health, money and items sent home), John D. Beach letters, Jun. 20, 1862

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Title Beach, John to mother (good food, improved health, money and items sent home), John D. Beach letters, Jun. 20, 1862

Creator Beach, John D. (Soldier)

Date Jun. 20, 1862

Place Georgia, Illinois--La Salle, Tennessee, Tennessee--La Grange, United States, Washington (D.C.)

Language English

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

Description Correspondence from Pvt. Beach of the 55th Illinois Infantry, Company G, to his mother describing everyday camp life in La Grange and Memphis, Tenn., Washington, D.C., and Big Shanty [now Kennesaw], Ga.

User-Contributed Transcription Memphis. Tenn, Sept 24th 1862Dear MotherI now seat myself to write a few lines to you I have nothing else to do so I concluded to write a little I came off picket this morning. when you send my over coat you may put a pair of them buckskin gloves in and my watch if I had it here I would sell it I can get about ten or twelve dollers for it. it only cost me five I am going to try to send home thirty dollers next pay day that will make one hundred has M A got her letter yet I expected a letter to day but did not got 'any' all well no more thank him from John Beech my love to all

Archival Collection Title John D. Beach Letters, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number midwest ms beach Box 1 Folder 1

BibID 995657888805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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File Created 08/27/2024

Filename 995657888805867_Beach_box_001_fol_0001_0001.tif

Unique Identifier NL12HNWG

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