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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02739.009 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph Jones, F company, 79th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Joseph Jones to Nancy E. Jones regarding move to Jeffersonville |
| Date | 6 September [1862] |
| Author | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Jones, Nancy E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Move to Jeffersonville aboard extremely crowded train; march across the Ohio River into Kentucky, with enthusiastic reception; rumors of 60,000 Confederates within 10 miles of Louisville; saw "over one thousand negroes" as they passed through town. |
| Subjects | African American History Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Union Forces Travel Railroad Confederate States of America Contrabands Refugees Immigration and Migration |
| People | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| 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 |