Newberry Library - Letter, Russell, John J. to Charles (brother) and Sister, Rolla, MO (letter writing, armies, strategy, McClellan, desire t..., John J. Russell letters, Dec. 31, 1861

Letter, Russell, John J. to Charles (brother) and Sister, Rolla, MO (letter writing, armies, strategy, McClellan, desire t..., John J. Russell letters, Dec. 31, 1861

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Title Letter, Russell, John J. to Charles (brother) and Sister, Rolla, MO (letter writing, armies, strategy, McClellan, desire t..., John J. Russell letters, Dec. 31, 1861

Creator Russell, John J., 1839-1901

Date Dec. 31, 1861

Place Alabama, Illinois, Illinois--Sterling, Mississippi, Missouri, Southern States, United States, Madison (Ala.), Vicksburg (Miss.), Illinois--Whiteside County

Language English

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

Description Twelve letters of John J. Russell of Sterling, Illinois, documenting his service as a sergeant and 2nd lieutenant in Company B of the 13th Illinois Infantry in Missouri, Mississippi, and Alabama. Russell writes to his brother, Charles, and sister, Julia, from Rolla, Franklin, and Heetsville, Mo., Vicksburg, Miss., Cairo, Ill., and Bridgeport and Madison Station, Ala. One letter (Dec. 6, 1861) is written on stationery containing a printed vignette portrait of McClellan.

User-Contributed Transcription Dear Brother & Sister: A few more hours and I could date this letter January 1, 1862. I have just received your letter and believe me when I assure you that I said confound the pencil at least ten times before I finished reading the letter. After holding my head as near the candle that I scorched my hair most outrageously and after guessing at two thirds of the words I made out to finish reading that letter written with a pencil- an article I always detest unless one is writing some love letter which he or she desires to have go into oblivion as soon as it is once read by the cherished idol. Luckily I'm not so situated as to make it at all necessary for me to use a pencil for such a purpose. I was just wishing that I could hear from home when the mail came in & brought your letter and I was very glad (though written with a pencil) to get it; but I will take this occasion to express my utter abhorence to pencils. Accept my thanks for your wish that I may have a happy new year; and please take the same wish from me to yourself. Many a new year has commenced when we could wish our friends

Archival Collection Title John J. Russell letters

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Call Number Midwest MS Russell J Box 1 Folder 4

BibID 991818258805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2836px × 3531px 28.69 MB

Filename 991818258805867_midwest_ms_russell_box_01_fol_004_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11CM0I

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