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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02179.25 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Erastus R. McKinney, I company, 11th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Erastus R. McKinney to father regarding devastating battle at Fort Donelson |
| Date | 18 February 1862 |
| Author | McKinney, Erastus R. (fl. 1851-1904) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Regarding devastating battle at Fort Donelson, which McKinney missed, but was later assigned to helping the wounded and collecting the dead. |
| Subjects | Military History Civil War Union Forces Confederate States of America Battle Injury or Wound Death Fort Donelson |
| Place written | Fort Donelson, Tennessee |
| Theme | Children & Family; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Father |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 11th Illinois Infantry, I company |