Letter from Thomas Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, June 6, 1865
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| Title | Letter from Thomas Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, June 6, 1865 |
| Creator | Moynihan, Thomas |
| Date | 1865-06-06 |
| Decade | 1860s |
| Description | A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Thomas Moynihan, a private in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Moynihan remarked on the movements of his regiment as they prepared to muster out and shared news of men in the unit and mutual friends. He also commented on encounters with Confederate soldiers passing through the area. |
| Extent | 1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope |
| Dimensions | 20.2 cm |
| Language | eng |
| Geographic Subject | |
| Topical subject | Military life |
| Genre Subject | correspondence |
| Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder | MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 12: Thomas Moynihan |
| Collection Title | McNitt Family Papers |
| 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_0012_04 |
| Collection | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content) |
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