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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC07687.115
From Archive Folder	Collection of Samuel Watson Van Nuys, F company, 7th regiment, Indiana, infantry
Title	John H. Van Nuys to Samuel Watson Van Nuys
Date	10 December 1861
Author	Van Nuys, John H. (fl. 1861-1862)
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Replacing the S.W.V.'s current chaplain with a Mr. Woods. Mentions that his trip has been delayed once again, and describes health of various friends and family, and refers to the activities of the "Campbellites" (a religious group). Reports rumors of coming military conflict in Kentucky.
Subjects	Civil War Military History Union Forces Children and Family Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Religion
People	Van Nuys, Samuel Watson (1841-1864)
Place written	Franklin, Indiana
Theme	The American Civil War; Religion
Sub-collection	Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information	Archive Folder Information: Van Nuys was born in 1841 in Johnson County, Indiana. He enlisted in company F, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, and died in 1864 outside of Richmond, Virginia. Genealogist's records indicate that Van Nuys led a unit of African American soldiers in the course of his military service (information from The Hopewell Journey: 350 Years from Immigrant Religion to Hoosier Faith, by Kathleen Van Nuys). Includes over 110 letters to his parents with commentary on seeing Lincoln, commanding colored troops, baseball, etc.; with tintype photo of Vannuys and 2 other officers.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship	Son
Civil War: Unit	7th Regiment, Indiana, infantry

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