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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05241.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of James K. Magie, C company, 78th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | James K. Magie to Mary Magie recounting adventures as a spy |
| Date | 4 January 1863 |
| Author | Magie, James K. (fl. 1861-1863) |
| Recipient | Magie, Mary |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Headquarters 78th Regt. Ill. Vol. Misdated 1862, discusses Morgan's raid at New Haven, see GLC05241.02. Recounts more of his adventures as a spy dressed in rebel uniform. Mentions his capture of a Confederate named Floyd Price. Asks for a copy of the Macomb Journal, which printed his New Years Address. Notes that the "colored ladies" of the town held a reception for them. Briefly mentions Unionist civilians. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Spying Uniforms Prisoner of War Holidays and Celebrations Journalism Women's History African American History |
| People | Magie, James K. (fl. 1861-1863) Magie, Mary (fl. 1861-1863) |
| Place written | New Haven, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; African Americans |
| 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: Unit | 78th Illinois infantry |
| Related documents | James K. Magie to Mary Magie describing Morgan's raids |