Ransom T. Young letter to Mary E. Jones, 1865-03-10
| Description: |
This letter was written by Ransom T. Young to his sister Mary E. Jones while he was stationed with Company F of the 11th Indiana Infantry Regiment at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. He discusses his life at the fort and his desires to go home. He also discusses Confederate prisoners brought to the fort from the Shenandoah Valley to take oaths of allegiance. |
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| Origin: | 1865-03-10 |
| Created By: |
Young, Ransom T. |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/1065 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
| Geography: |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Subjects: |
Baltimore (Md.) Correspondence Family Family life Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.) Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Military life Military veterans Prisoners of war Soldiers United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1865) |
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