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Collection Reference Number GLC02179.11
From Archive Folder Collection of Erastus R. McKinney, I company, 11th regiment, Illinois, infantry 
Title Erastus R. McKinney to his father and wife regarding news of his new station outside Norfolk
Date 25 September 1861
Author McKinney, Erastus R. (fl. 1851-1904)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Regarding news of his new station outside Norfolk; request for some rosin and his violin book; African American cook; and march to Bird's Point
Subjects Military History  Civil War  Union Forces  Infantry  Soldier's Letter  Union Soldier's Letter  Military Camp  Art, Music, Theater, and Film  African American History  
Place written Norfolk, Virginia
Theme The American Civil War; Children & Family
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  Wife  
Civil War: Theater of War Main Eastern Theater  
Civil War: Unit 11th Illinois Infantry, I company