Civil War letters, 1863-1864.

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Civil War letters, 1863-1864.

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Four letters written by Thomas J. Kessler (1864) including descriptions of fighting at Petersburg, Va., Kessler's capture by Confederates, and witnessing an execution of a bounty jumper and Confederate spy; two letters (1863-1864) written by Samuel Kessler, Union soldier of Company C of the 50th Ohio Infantry, describing fighting near Kennesaw Mountain, Ga., and the Battle of Chickamauga, and friendly encounters of opposing troops between battles; and a letter (14 Aug. 1863) written by Kessler's cousin T.R. Ritter, hoping to soon be drafted into the Union Army, describing what he saw at the battlefields of Gettysburg.

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Ritter, T. R.

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Kessler family.

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United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 50th (1862-1865). Company C

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

United States. Army. Michigan Sharpshooters Regiment, 1st (1863-1865)

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Kessler, Thomas J.

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Union soldier; enlisted in 1st Michigan Sharpshooters. From the description of Civil War letters, 1863-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80605399 Union soldier; enlisted in 1st Michigan Sharpshooters Regiment. From the description of Civil War letters, 1863-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70974541 ...

Kessler, Samuel W., 1842-1918

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