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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02739.134 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph Jones, F company, 79th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Joseph Jones to Nancy E. Jones, recalling the Lincoln/McClellan election |
| Date | 30 September 1864 |
| Author | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Jones, Nancy E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Traveling to Bridgeport; disrupted communication with Nashville due to Confederate cavalry; Lincoln/McClellan election; private apology to his wife; surrender of Vicksburg; Lee's retreat. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Union Forces Cavalry Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Election Government and Civics Politics President Marriage Women's History Surrender Battle Battle of Vicksburg |
| People | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Bridgeport, Alabama |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; The Presidency; Women in American History |
| 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 |