Letter, 1862 Nov. 29 : holograph, to wife Sarah Jane.

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Letter, 1862 Nov. 29 : holograph, to wife Sarah Jane.

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Written both sides of lightly ligned paper. Urges his wife to write and send him new gloves. As for his old gloves, "Sombody took thim wone be night whin I was on gard." Letter is signed twice: Johns Martin, and John S. Martin. Most of the spelling is phonetic.

1 item (1 leaf) ; 24 x 14.5 cm.

Virginia Tech

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Virginia Tech

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Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 18th

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Martin, Sarah Jane.

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Martin, John Smellie

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Itinerant Methodist minister in northern Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, present-day West Virginia, and Baltimore, Md. From the description of John S. Martin papers, 1840-1864 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25327589 Soldier in the 18th Alabama Infantry, CSA. From the description of Letter, 1862 Nov. 29 : holograph, to wife Sarah Jane. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 29041131 Epithet: poet and author British Library Archiv...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...