Newel P. Wood Letters, 1864.

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Newel P. Wood Letters, 1864.

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Collection includes three letters from Corporal Newel P. Wood in Georgia to his aunt. Letters are dated 25 June, 2 August, and 15 September 1864. Also included is one 12 May 1864 letter from another soldier in Cairo that mentions Wood. The letters include information on camp life as well as the members and actions of the 12th Illinois Infantry and the 15th Wisconsin Infantry. A tintype of Corporal Wood has been transferred to the photograph collection.

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Stoneman, George, 1822-1894

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