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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.52.27 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Thomas J. Kessler, G company, 1st regiment, Michigan, sharpshooters |
| Title | Thomas J. Kessler to Elizabeth N. Kessler writing about the rainy weather and describes a dance they had |
| Date | 27 December 1863 |
| Author | Kessler, Thomas J. (fl. 1843-1868) |
| Recipient | Kessler, Elizabeth N. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his sister from Camp Douglas. Complains about the rainy weather. Describes a dance that the sharpshooters had with the wash women. Requests that she send him his razor when his father sends him a turkey. Discusses the theater and the women showing their knees. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Diet and Nutrition Women's History Military Camp Clothing and Accessories Entertaining and Hospitality Children and Family Military Provisions Personal Hygiene Sexuality Morality and Ethics Art, Music, Theater, and Film |
| People | Kessler, Thomas J. (fl. 1843-1868) Kessler, Elizabeth N. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Chicago, Illinois |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| 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 | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, G company |