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- GLC#
- GLC03523.20.21-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 12 November 1864
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Andrew, 1835-?
- Title
- to Sarah Knox
- Place Written
- Petersburg, Virginia
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.9 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Knox writes to his wife from a camp outside Petersburg, Virginia. Expresses deep love and longing for her. Comments how much he misses her kisses and dancing with her. Reports he has not seen a lady in six months except on the streets of Petersburg through a "glass." Discusses when he should return home after being mustered out on 12 March 1865. Complains he has no blankets, socks or proper fitting shirts. Comments on President Abraham Lincoln's re-election and the demise of the Democratic party.
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