Letters to his wife, [microform] Sept. 3, 1862-Dec. 31, 1864.

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Letters to his wife, [microform] Sept. 3, 1862-Dec. 31, 1864.

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Letters from Keifer to his wife, Eliza S. Keifer, written while serving with the U.S. Army during the Civil War. Documents military life and operations of the 3rd and 110th Ohio Infantry regiments, the Army of the Ohio, and the Army of the Potomac during campaigns in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, and family affairs. Other topics include the New York draft riots of 1863.

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