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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02750.016 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Ethan A. Jenks, Company I, Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers |
| Title | Letter from Ethan A. Jenks to Zenas Randall Bliss regarding the corn he was asked to obtain |
| Date | February 1864 |
| Author | Jenks, Ethan A. (fl. 1828-1901) |
| Recipient | Bliss, Zenas Randall |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Captain Jenks responds to orders from Colonel Bliss requiring him to obtain corn. States that "there is som corn in this county but hard to get." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Diet and Nutrition Military Provisions Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Jenks, Ethan A. (fl. 1828-1901) Bliss, Zenas Randall (1835-1900) |
| Place written | Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Jenks served as Captain of Company "I," seventh regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers between 1862 and 1865. During the Civil War, Jenks' Regiment spent time in Rhode Island, Kentucky, and Virginia, participating in battles at Fredericksburg and Fort Sedgwick. Following the Civil War, Jenks returned to Rhode Island, becoming President of the Seventh Rhode Island Veterans Association and later serving as a deputy tax collector. Jenks was married to Sanondess Jenks (1835-1923) during and after the War. This collection contains various letters, military documents, deeds, and other items related to Jenks' life during and after the War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Comrade |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | Rhode Island Volunteers, 7th Regiment, Company "I" |
| Related documents | Letter from Zenas Randall Bliss to unknown [possibly Ethan A. Jenks] regarding the seizure of corn in Kentucky Letter from Zenas Randall Bliss to unknown [possibly Ethan A. Jenks] regarding the seizure of corn in Kentucky |