Newberry Library - Beach, John to mother (Jennie, General Sherman, health), John D. Beach letters, Oct. 31, 1862

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User-Contributed Transcription Memphis Tenn Nov 24 1862 Dear Mother I have just been up to the express office and my box was sunk on the Eugene Steam boat and if you can get the pay [fee?] then I would like it I wrote a letter this fore noon but did not [yet?] [mail?] suppose it can be [collectid] but I will not write any more we are to march

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Title Beach, John to mother (Jennie, General Sherman, health), John D. Beach letters, Oct. 31, 1862

Creator Beach, John D. (Soldier)

Date Oct. 31, 1862

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

Language English

Subjects Soldiers, Soldiers' writings, American, United States

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.

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

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Call Number midwest ms beach Box 1 Folder 4

BibID 995657888805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1409px × 2188px 8.83 MB

File Created 08/27/2024

Filename 995657888805867_Beach_box_001_fol_0004_0001.tif

Unique Identifier NL12HNW9

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