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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02739.016 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph Jones, F company, 79th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Joseph Jones to Nancy E. Jones and Elizabeth Jones, commenting on the 150,000 troops at Louisville |
| Date | 29 September 1862 |
| Author | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Jones, Nancy E. Jones, Elizabeth |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 150,000 troops at Louisville with armies "a mile long and forty feet wide;" thanking Elizabeth Jones for being a good mother. With enclosed note to Nancy Jones, correcting a previous letter and the position of Gen. Hooker's corps. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Union Forces Women's History Children and Family Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America |
| People | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; 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: Recipient Relationship | Wife Mother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 79th Regiment illinois Infantry |