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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.52.72 |
| 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 today and mentions they are expecting an attack somewhere along their lines |
| Date | 13 October 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 today. Mentions they are expecting an attack somewhere along their lines. Comments the rebels tried charging one of their forts three times but was repulsed every time. Request they write him back with the latest news. 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 Fortification Confederate States of America |
| People | Kessler, Thomas J. (fl. 1843-1868) Kessler, A. P. (fl. 1863-1868) |
| Place written | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| 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 |