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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02739.094 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph Jones, F company, 79th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Joseph Jones to Nancy E. Jones, describing how his regiment is running a mill and sending flour to London |
| Date | 5 January 1864 |
| Author | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Jones, Nancy E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | His regiment is running a mill and sending flour up to London. The army is weaker because of veterans going home but if the Confederates don't attack for three months "our armey will be strong enough to wipe them out." He'd hoped to come home as a recruiting officer but was unable to. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Union Forces Mill Diet and Nutrition Military Provisions Confederate States of America Recruitment |
| People | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Camp Sweetwater, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Merchants & Commerce |
| 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: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 79th Regiment Illinois Infantry |