Letter written during the Atlanta Campaign
Item
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Title of the letter
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Letter written during the Atlanta Campaign
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Author / Soldier
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Jonathan Hartwell
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Date written
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1864-07-22
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Type
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Correspondence
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Physical format
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Manuscript letter, single folio, pencil
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Language
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en
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Subject headings
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Atlanta Campaign, 1864
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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
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Soldiers — Iowa — Correspondence
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Place written
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Near Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Time period
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July 1864
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Transcription
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Dear Sarah — We have been at it three weeks now. General Sherman pushes us hard and the Rebs do not give an inch easily. I lost Henry Coombs yesterday — he was always more brother to me than not. I cannot write more tonight. Kiss the girls for me.
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Rights statement
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Public domain in the United States. Illustrative content for prototype demonstration.
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Source / holding repo
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Iowa Soldiers' Letters Collection (illustrative entry — prototype)