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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.32.45 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sumner Sayles, H company, 95th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Abby Carpenter to Isora Sayles Skinkle regarding family news |
| Date | 23 November 1870 |
| Author | Carpenter, Abby (fl. 1868) |
| Recipient | Skinkle, Isora Sayles |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to her cousin. Informs her that they now have another baby. Reports on the rest of the family and friends. Request that she keeps her informed about all the happenings in Richmond, Illinois. City is listed as Otsego, but no state is noted. Could be Minnesota or Michigan. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Children and Family |
| People | Carpenter, Abby (fl. 1868) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Sumner Sayles enlisted as a private on 9 August 1862. He mustered into "H" Co. IL 95th Infantry. He mustered out on 17 August 1865. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 95th Regiment, Illinois, infantry |