Description: |
This letter was written by David P. Craig to his wife Mary Craig while he was stationed with the 13th Indiana Infantry Regiment in Suffolk, Virginia in 1863. It concerns his attempts to receive a discharge from the Union army on a disability, his thoughts on reorganization of his regiment, and the conditions of life in Suffolk. |
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Origin: | 1863-12-05 |
Created By: |
Craig, David P. |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/580 |
Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
Geography: |
Suffolk, Virginia, United States |
Subjects: |
Correspondence Family life Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Military life slavery Soldiers United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861-1865) Foster, Robert Sanford, 1834-1903 United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 62nd United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 39th (1861-1865) Suffolk (Va.) |
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