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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.52.50 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Thomas J. Kessler, G company, 1st regiment, Michigan, sharpshooters |
| Title | Thomas J. Kessler to his friends informing them he received marching orders for tomorrow and Relays a rumor that General Robert E. Lee may be heading towards Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and they may head there too |
| Date | 21 April 1864 |
| Author | Kessler, Thomas J. (fl. 1843-1868) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his friends from camp. Informs them he received marching orders for tomorrow. Relays a rumor that General Robert E. Lee may be heading towards Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and they may head there too. Notes he sent a trunk of clothes home so he would not have to haul them. Discusses that his band made an appeal to the Secretary of War. Comments he is very discouraged and wants an honorable discharge. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner. Letter is addressed to his friends but envelope is addressed to his father, A. P. Kessler. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Art, Music, Theater, and Film Clothing and Accessories Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Petition Lincoln's Cabinet |
| People | Kessler, Thomas J. (fl. 1843-1868) Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) (1807-1870) |
| Place written | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; Arts & Literature |
| 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: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, G company |