George F. Hewitt letter to Mrs. Heineken, 1863-01-31
| Description: |
Letter from Captain George F. Hewitt of Company G, 3rd Indiana Cavalry to Mrs. Caroline Heineken on January 31, 1863 with news that her husband, Samuel Heineken, was likely captured by Confederate forces at the Battle of Stones River (Murfreesburo) almost a month earlier. Heineken was a prisoner at Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. |
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| Origin: | 1863-01-31 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/489 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
| Geography: |
Tennessee, United States |
| Subjects: |
Heineken family Correspondence 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 Stones River. Battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863 Prisoners of war Soldiers United States. Army. Indiana Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865) |
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