Civil War letters, 1864.

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Civil War letters, 1864.

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The collection consists of two letters. One is from Thomas Bueford Poe to his wife Nancy dated 1864. He writes of his concern for her safety while he is gone. The other letter is undated and is to Poe from his cousin Lucinda Sisk. In it she asks that he have other soldiers write to her so she can practice her correspondence.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Sisk, Lucinda

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United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865)

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Poe, Thomas Bueford

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Thomas Bueford Poe was born in Kentucky in April 1839. He moved to Morgan County, Indiana where he worked as a farm laborer. Poe mustered into the army on 11 August 1862 at Mooresville, Indiana. He enlisted as a private in the Indiana 12th Infantry. He mustered out of the army on 21 June 1865. Poe and his wife Nancy had six children, five of whom survived childhood. He held a variety of jobs after the war and contintued to live in Morgan County. From the description of Civil War lett...

Poe family.

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