Letter from Thomas Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, March 31, 1865
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Title | Letter from Thomas Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, March 31, 1865 |
Creator | Moynihan, Thomas |
Date | 1865-03-31 |
Decade | 1860s |
Description | A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Thomas Moynihan, a private in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Moynihan wrote about life aboard the steamer Nebraska in the White River in Arkansas and encountering the 117th Illinois Infantry. He also discussed his hopes to return home and shared other news of men in his unit. |
Extent | 1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope |
Dimensions | 24.7 cm |
Language | eng |
Geographic Subject | |
Topical subject | Military life |
Genre Subject | Correspondence |
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder | MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 12: Thomas Moynihan |
Collection Title | McNitt Family Papers |
Rights | No Copyright - United States |
Acquisition information | Donated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999 |
Repository | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections |
Type | |
Identifier | 0117_0012_03 |
Collection | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content) |
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