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Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, June 10, 1863
Creator
Moynihan, Patrick
Date
1863-06-10
Decade
1860s
Description
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Patrick Moynihan, a private in the 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Moynihan wrote about scouting operations in Florence, Alabama, leaving Corinth for Pocahontas, life and people in Pocahontas, and his disdain for Copperheads.
Extent
1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope
Dimensions
20.3 cm
Language
eng
Geographic Subject
Illinois
Montgomery County (Ill.)
Hillsboro (Ill.)
Tennessee
McNairy County (Tenn.)
Hardeman County (Tenn.)
Topical subject
Travel
Military life
Copperhead movement
Genre Subject
Correspondence
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder
MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 10: Patrick Moynihan
Collection Title
McNitt Family Papers
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Acquisition information
Donated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, June 10, 1863
Creator
Moynihan, Patrick
Date
1863-06-10
Decade
1860s
Description
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Patrick Moynihan, a private in the 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Moynihan wrote about scouting operations in Florence, Alabama, leaving Corinth for Pocahontas, life and people in Pocahontas, and his disdain for Copperheads.
Extent
1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope
Dimensions
20.3 cm
Language
eng
Geographic Subject
Illinois
Montgomery County (Ill.)
Hillsboro (Ill.)
Tennessee
McNairy County (Tenn.)
Hardeman County (Tenn.)
Topical subject
Travel
Military life
Copperhead movement
Genre Subject
Correspondence
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder
MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 10: Patrick Moynihan
Collection Title
McNitt Family Papers
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Acquisition information
Donated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999