Letter from A.W. Kelly to Sophronia McNitt, June 27, 1863
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| Title | Letter from A.W. Kelly to Sophronia McNitt, June 27, 1863 |
| Creator | Kelly, A. W. |
| Date | 1863-06-27 |
| Decade | 1860s |
| Description | A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Ambrose W. Kelly, a Union sergeant in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Kelly wrote about being stationed near Vicksburg, Mississippi, noting how hot, tired, and hungry he was and how he wanted to go on furlough. He also noted all the killing, specifically the death of Bob[?] Williams or Williamson. |
| Extent | 1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope |
| Dimensions | 20.2 cm |
| Language | eng |
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| Genre Subject | Correspondence |
| Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder | MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 8: A.W. Kelly |
| 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 |
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| Identifier | 0117_0008_03 |
| Collection | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content) |
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