Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, May 20, 1864
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| Title | Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, May 20, 1864 |
| Creator | Moynihan, Patrick |
| Date | 1864-05-20 |
| Decade | 1860s |
| Description | A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Patrick Moynihan, a private in the 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Moynihan wrote about being on the march from Pulaski to Kingston and soon to Georgia, noting that he had seen several battles and skirmishes along the way and was nearly killed by shell fire. |
| Extent | 1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope |
| Dimensions | 20.4 cm |
| Language | eng |
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| 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 |
| Repository | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections |
| Type | |
| Identifier | 0117_0010_12 |
| Collection | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content) |
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