Kessler, Thomas J., fl. 1843-1868 to Elizabeth N. Kessler

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GLC#
GLC03523.52.70-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
5 October 1864
Author/Creator
Kessler, Thomas J., fl. 1843-1868
Title
to Elizabeth N. Kessler
Place Written
Petersburg, VA
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 25.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Writes to his sister from camp. Expresses his joy in hearing about the copperheads getting drafted. Comments about the wages being less when one is drafted versus volunteering. Notes he would like to see "some of them Baby Boy's" get drafted from Washington. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner. Addressee name and year taken from envelope.

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