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Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, [December 24, 1864?]
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry, from Sophronia McNitt. Sophronia wrote about the 117th's recent battle in Nashville, the Christmas holiday, and other news of friends from Montgomery County, Illinois.
Letter from Sophronia McNitt to Eli Cress, January 19, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry, from Sophronia McNitt. McNitt sent news of local events and expressed her wish for an end to the war.
Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, December 8, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry. Cress wrote about John Bell Hood's troops close to Nashville and the conditions at camp.