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Letter from George M. Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, August 1, [1864?]
Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, September 21, 1864
Letter from W. J. Williams to Sophronia McNitt, circa 1860s
Letter from William M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, February 17, 1865
Letter from Benjamin Halford to Sophronia McNitt , February 28, 1864
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, April 2, 1864
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, February 16, 1864
Letter from A.W. Kelly to Sophronia McNitt, March 15, 1863
Letter from George M. Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, May 15, 1864
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, May 20, 1864
Letter from A.W. Kelly to Sophronia McNitt, December 9, 1862
Letter from W. A. Cottingham to Sophronia McNitt, December 23, 1861
Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, April 20, 1863
Letter from W. A. Cottingham to Sophronia McNitt, December 4, 1861
Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, November 11, 1862
Letter from Edward F. Knight to Sophronia McNitt, March 17, 1863
Letter from George M. Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, August 1, [1864?]
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 |
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 activities at the regiment's camp and his own health.
Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, September 21, 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 visitors from home coming to see the 117th while they were stationed at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, and shared other news of mutual friends.
Letter from W. J. Williams to Sophronia McNitt, circa 1860s
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 186 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from William J. Williams, a private in the 117th Illinois Infantry. Williams wrote and shared details of camp life in Cairo, Illinois, and possible marching orders
Letter from William M. Brown to Sophronia McNitt, February 17, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 8 pages | 1865 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from her cousin, William M. Brown, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Brown wrote about his unit's movement from Pine Bluff to the mouth of White River, Arkansas, and talk of peace being made.
Letter from Benjamin Halford to Sophronia McNitt , February 28, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Benjamin Halford, a soldier in the 14th Illinois Infantry. Halford described his journey to camp near Vicksburg, Mississippi, and wrote Sophronia a piece of poetry.
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, April 2, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Patrick Moynihan, a private in the 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Moynihan wrote about the weather, veterans reenlisting, and Confederate deserters and the sad state of the Confederate Army. He also noted that he felt sorry for women whose husbands get drafted, and he told a story about a Southern woman who wanted to divorce her Confederat...
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, February 16, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Patrick Moynihan, a private in the 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Moynihan wrote about the weather in Pulaski, the deployment of the 117th, James Arthur's marriage, how Southern women want to find Yankee men, the high prices of everything at camp, and some veterans going home. He also mentioned a New Years gift in the margins.
Letter from A.W. Kelly to Sophronia McNitt, March 15, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1863 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Ambrose W. Kelly, a Union sergeant in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Kelly wrote about being stationed at Jackson, Tennessee, where he thought he would finally receive his overdue pay before heading out to either Corinth or Memphis. He also mentioned hurting his arm by falling on his rifle, and talked about teasing John Berry about love letters.
Letter from George M. Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, May 15, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 |
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 his company's camp in Arkansas, including the death of a fellow soldier, and about his feelings toward the war and Confederate sympathizers.
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, May 20, 1864
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Patrick Moynihan, a private in the 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Moynihan wrote about being on the march from Pulaski to Kingston and soon to Georgia, noting that he had seen several battles and skirmishes along the way and was nearly killed by shell fire.
Letter from A.W. Kelly to Sophronia McNitt, December 9, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1862 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Ambrose W. Kelly, a Union sergeant in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Kelly wrote about being stationed at an unnamed town on the Mississippi Central Railroad and noted how he'd rather be back home sleigh riding.
Letter from W. A. Cottingham to Sophronia McNitt, December 23, 1861
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1861 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from W. A. Cottingham, a Union soldier in the 9th Illinois Infantry. Cottingham described reports received from troops in Missouri, including reports of Confederate men taken prisoner. He then professed his affection for Sophronia.
Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, April 20, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1863 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter from John H. Berry, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry, to Sophronia McNitt. Berry wrote about camp life in Tennessee, including the weather and work, his desire to come home, and commented on the "Copperheads" in Illinois.
Letter from W. A. Cottingham to Sophronia McNitt, December 4, 1861
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1861 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from W. A. Cottingham, a Union soldier in the 9th Illinois Infantry. Cottingham wrote that he rejoined his unit in Kentucky and described life at Camp Paine. He also confessed his romantic feelings toward Sophronia.
Letter from John H. Berry to Sophronia McNitt, November 11, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 8 pages | 1862 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
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.
Letter from Edward F. Knight to Sophronia McNitt, March 17, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1863 |
McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Edward F. Knight, a private in the 117th Illinois Infantry. Knight wrote about the conditions in Memphis, Tennessee, particularly the weather, and about news that Sophronia had shared from home.
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