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Seely Jayne letter to Lottie Jayne, 1862-04-14

Description: This letter was written by Seely Jayne to his wife Charlotte (Lottie) Jayne while he was stationed with Company B of the 6th Indiana Infantry Regiment at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. He discusses the aftermath of the Battle of Shiloh, his hopes to finish the war and see his family, and instructions for his wife concerning their farm.
Origin: 1862-04-14
Created By: Jayne, Seely, 1836-1862
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/961
Collection: Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright: No Copyright - United States
Geography: Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, United States
Subjects: Battles
Correspondence
Family
Family life
Farm life
Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Military life
Savannah (Tenn.)
Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
Soldiers
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life
United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865)
Weather
Women and war

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