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Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, June 28, 1863

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Title
Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, June 28, 1863
Creator
Cress, Eli  
Date
1863-06-28  
Decade
1860s
Description
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry. Cress wrote about his hopes to return home, church, and his stay in the hospital at Fort Pickering, Tennessee.
Extent
1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope
Dimensions
20.2 cm
Language
eng
Geographic Subject
  • Memphis (Tenn.)  
  • Shelby County (Tenn.  
  • Tennessee  
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Illinois  
Topical subject
  • Military life  
  • Religion  
Genre Subject
Correspondence  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder
MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 5: Eli Cress
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
  • Correspondence  
  • Text  
Identifier
0117_0005_02
Collection
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
TitleLetter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, June 28, 1863
CreatorCress, Eli  
Date1863-06-28  
Decade1860s
DescriptionA letter to Sophronia McNitt from Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry. Cress wrote about his hopes to return home, church, and his stay in the hospital at Fort Pickering, Tennessee.
Extent1 sheet (4 pages) and 1 envelope
Dimensions20.2 cm
Languageeng
Geographic Subject
  • Memphis (Tenn.)  
  • Shelby County (Tenn.  
  • Tennessee  
  • Hillsboro (Ill.)  
  • Montgomery County (Ill.)  
  • Illinois  
Topical subject
  • Military life  
  • Religion  
Genre SubjectCorrespondence  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folderMS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 5: Eli Cress
Collection TitleMcNitt Family Papers
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Acquisition informationDonated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999
RepositoryIllinois History and Lincoln Collections
Type
  • Correspondence  
  • Text  
Identifier0117_0005_02
CollectionMcNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)

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