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Letter, M. E. Barnes ("In Camp near Gayesville Ala.") to parents (with P. S. signed "Melzar"), October 24, 1864

 File — Box: Small Manuscript Collections Box 3, Folder: MC 295 Folder 2, Item: 6
Identifier: MC 295 2

Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The material consists of a diary fragment, "Sketches of a journey from Camden [New York] to [Peoria County?] Illinois," written by an unknown woman, June 13 - November 6,1837. Also included in the collection are eleven Civil War letters (most of them written by M. E. Barnes, a member of the Army of the Cumberland, later called the Army of Georgia), an envelope, and an unsigned poem.

Dates

  • October 24, 1864

Access Information

From the Collection:

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Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

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