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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
Geographic Subject
  • Illinois  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
  • Mississippi  
  • Alcorn County (Miss.)  
  • Corinth (Miss.)  
Topical subject
  • Battles  
  • Military life  
  • Holidays  
  • 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 Statement
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
This item is in the public domain.
Acquisition information
Donated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Identifier
0117_0010_04
Collection
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
TitleLetter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, January 23, 1863
CreatorMoynihan, Patrick  
Date1863-01-23
Decade1860s
DescriptionA 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.
Extent1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope
Dimensions25.3 cm
Languageeng
Geographic Subject
  • Illinois  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
  • Mississippi  
  • Alcorn County (Miss.)  
  • Corinth (Miss.)  
Topical subject
  • Battles  
  • Military life  
  • Holidays  
  • Copperhead movement  
Genre Subjectcorrespondence  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folderMS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 10: Patrick Moynihan
Collection TitleMcNitt Family Papers  
Rights StatementNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionThis item is in the public domain.
Acquisition informationDonated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Identifier0117_0010_04
CollectionMcNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)

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