Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, January 23, 1863
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| Title | Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, January 23, 1863 |
| Creator | Moynihan, Patrick |
| Date | 1863-01-23 |
| Decade | 1860s |
| Description | A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Patrick Moynihan, a private in the 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Moynihan wrote about life camp at Corinth around Christmas, the defeat at Fredericksburg, the superiority of Union soldiers to Confederates, and his thoughts on Confederate sympathizers within the army. |
| Extent | 1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope |
| Dimensions | 25.3 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_04 |
| Collection | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content) |
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