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Letter from Frank to Sophronia McNitt, May 3, 1863

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Title
Letter from Frank to Sophronia McNitt, May 3, 1863
Creator
Frank  
Date
1863-05-03
Decade
1860s
Description
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from "Frank", a Union soldier at Fort Pickering, Tennessee (possibly J. Frank Williamson). "Frank" wrote about the conditions at Fort Pickering, including the weather and the condition of the men, and also discussed news from Illinois and other correspondents.
Extent
1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope
Dimensions
19.6 cm
Language
eng
Geographic Subject
  • Illinois  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
  • Tennessee  
  • Shelby County (Tenn.  
  • Memphis (Tenn.)  
Topical subject
Military life  
Genre Subject
correspondence  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder
MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 15: Other Soldiers
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_0015_09
Collection
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
TitleLetter from Frank to Sophronia McNitt, May 3, 1863
CreatorFrank  
Date1863-05-03
Decade1860s
DescriptionA letter to Sophronia McNitt from "Frank", a Union soldier at Fort Pickering, Tennessee (possibly J. Frank Williamson). "Frank" wrote about the conditions at Fort Pickering, including the weather and the condition of the men, and also discussed news from Illinois and other correspondents.
Extent1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope
Dimensions19.6 cm
Languageeng
Geographic Subject
  • Illinois  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
  • Tennessee  
  • Shelby County (Tenn.  
  • Memphis (Tenn.)  
Topical subjectMilitary life  
Genre Subjectcorrespondence  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folderMS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 15: Other Soldiers
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_0015_09
CollectionMcNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)

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