Samuel E. Sneier Letter
| Description: |
Samuel Sneier was a resident of Elkhart County, Indiana. During the Civil War he served with the Forty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Regiment. In this eight-page letter written from a camp near Vicksburg, Mississippi, Sneier details actions near Port Gibson and Champions Hill, just before the fall of Vicksburg on July 3, 1863. |
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| Origin: | 1863-06-21 |
| Created By: |
Sneier, Samuel E. |
| Publisher: |
Digital Image 2006 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc008/id/386 |
| Collection: |
Civil War Materials |
| Copyright: |
This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: mailto:visualcollections@indianahistory.org |
| Geography: |
Mississippi--Vicksburg |
| Subjects: |
United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 48th (1862-1865) Soldiers--Indiana--Elkhart County Champions Hill, Battle of, 1863 Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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