Civil War letters, 1862-1863.

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Civil War letters, 1862-1863.

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The collection contains two letters with their transmittal envelopes from Private William A. Latta to Miss Elizabeth Patterson in Stockdale, Indiana. Written from Tennessee and Arkansas the letters contain information on Latta's daily activities. One letter reports of an incident regarding the capture of a Southern Black spy and Southern animosity towards the Union Army. There is also a poem from Elizabeth Patterson written after Latta's death.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8096258

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Patterson, Elizabeth Chambers

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United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 47th (1861-1865)

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Latta, William A.

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William A. Latta was a private in Company D of the 47th Indiana Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Latta enlisted on 21 October 1861 in Wabash County, Indiana. He was 21 at the time of his enlistment. The 47th Indiana Infantry was organized in Anderson, Indiana on 13 December 1861. It was assigned to General Wood's brigade of General Buell's army in Bardstown, Kentucky. Latta was with the regiment up until 26 February 1863 when he became ill and died of typhoid fever. From the d...

Latta family.

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