Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, November 11, 1862
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| Title | Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, November 11, 1862 |
| Creator | Berry, John H. |
| Date | 1862-11-11 |
| Decade | 1860s |
| Description | A letter from John H. Berry, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry, to Sophronia McNitt. Berry wrote on life at Camp Richmond in Alton, Illinois, including weather and lack of pay, and his desire to see Sophronia again. An addition noted that his regiment would soon leave Alton. |
| Extent | 2 sheets (6 pages) and 1 envelope |
| Dimensions | 19.8 cm |
| Language | eng |
| Geographic Subject | |
| Topical subject | Military life |
| Genre Subject | Correspondence |
| Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder | MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 1: John H. Berry |
| 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_0001_07 |
| Collection | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content) |
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