James H. Kellog to Mary reporting that they are under marching orders but he does not know where they will go next - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02415.113
From Archive Folder	Collection of James H. Kellogg, I company, 21st regiment, Michigan, infantry
Title	James H. Kellog to Mary reporting that they are under marching orders but he does not know where they will go next
Date	25 October 1864
Author	Kellogg, James H. (fl. 1862-1864)
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	They are under marching orders but he does not know where they will go next. He mentions Hood and Sherman. Election day is discussed. He refers to the Old Rail Splitter (Abraham Lincoln) and wonders if he can end the war soon.
Subjects	Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Election Government and Civics Politics President Union General
People	Kellogg, James H. (fl. 1862-1864)
Place written	Dalton, Georgia
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: Theater of War	Main Western Theater
Civil War: Unit	21st Michigan Infantry, I company