Thomas A. Nicholson letters, 1861.

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Thomas A. Nicholson letters, 1861.

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Five letters of Virginia Civil War soldier Thomas A. Nicholson to his mother and sister, May-November 1861, while Nicholson was serving in the Stonewall Brigade. The letters discuss various aspects of military life; Nicholson's stay in Manassas hospital; his desire to meet the Union Army in battle; and his unit's prospective move to winter quarters at Winchester, Va., in the Shenandoah Valley.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Nicholson, Thomas A.

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