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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.52.66 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Thomas J. Kessler, G company, 1st regiment, Michigan, sharpshooters |
| Title | John Wirt to Bill Kessler providing direction to California and complaining about his new stepmother |
| Date | 22 September 1864 |
| Author | Wirt, John (fl. 1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his cousin. Provides direction to California. Explains he cannot join him because of his job. Complains about his new stepmother. Writes, "thare never was a bigger fool than my father when he married that girl whenever thare is any work to be done she plays off sick she dont care about anything but dress…please never call her my mother again I wont own her…" Discusses the "Hundred day boys" who just arrived home. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Children and Family Marriage American West Clothing and Accessories |
| People | Wirt, John D. (fl. 1864) Kessler, Bill (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | Delphi, Indiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Westward Expansion; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Thomas J. Kessler enlisted as a private on 29 June 1863 at Edwardsburg, Michigan. On 8 July 1863 he mustered into "G" Co. Michigan 1st Sharpshooters. He was mustered out on 28 July 1865 at Delaney House, Washington, D.C. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Cousin |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, G company |