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Letter from A. W. Davis to Sophronia McNitt, April 21, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from A. W. Davis, a Union soldier. Davis shared recollections of home in East Fork Township, Illinois, and reflected on the end of the war and the death of President Lincoln.
Letter from Henry W. Funk (Tennessee) to Nannie Funk, April 21, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1865 | Henry W. Funk Letters (Digitized Content)Letter from Henry W. Funk (Tennessee) to Nannie Funk, April 21, 1865
Letter from George M. Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, April 21, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from George M. Harkey, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Harkey wrote about the end of the war and his reaction to the assassionation of Abraham Lincoln. He also spoke about his religious faith and hopes to return home.