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- GLC#
- GLC05981.09-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- October 3, 1862
- Author/Creator
- Jones, John, fl. 1862-1864
- Title
- to his wife
- Place Written
- Jackson, Tennessee
- Pagination
- 8 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 24.5 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Mentions serving the army for a year. Writes about the Emancipation Proclamation and Abraham Lincoln: "The name of Abraham Lincoln will be handed down to prosperity as one of the greatest benefactors of his country, not surpassed by the immortal Washington himself." Predicts the Union will be victorious. There are many sick soldiers. Writes about the mail he received. He is waiting to get paid before visits home. Finishes the letter with a discussion of religion.
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