Letter from Henry to Sallie, February 3, 1865
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| Title | Letter from Henry to Sallie, February 3, 1865 |
| Creator | Van Sellar, Henry |
| Date | 1865-02-03 |
| Decade | 1860s |
| Description | In this letter, Henry conveys that he has just crossed the Savannah river with his regiment into South Carolina, a state in which no Union army has yet successfully battled in. He writes, “Sherman’s army does not fail.” |
| Extent | 2 sheets (8 pages), with scrap of paper and envelope |
| Dimensions | 25 cm |
| Language | English |
| Geographic Subject | South Carolina |
| Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder | MS 360; Folder 6: Correspondence; Jan.-Feb., 1865 |
| Collection Title | Henry Van Sellar and Sallie Pattison Correspondence |
| Rights | No Copyright - United States |
| Rights Description | This item is in the public domain. |
| Acquisition information | Donated by B.F. Henderson in 1967 |
| Repository | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections |
| Type | Correspondence |
| Identifier | 0360_0006_087 |
| Collection | Henry Van Sellar and Sallie Pattison Correspondence (Digitized Content) |
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