Christmas letter from Savannah
Item
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Title of the letter
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Christmas letter from Savannah
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Author / Soldier
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Jonathan Hartwell
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Date written
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1864-12-25
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Type
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Correspondence
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Physical format
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Manuscript letter, two folio sheets
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Language
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en
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Subject headings
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Sherman's March to the Sea
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Savannah (Ga.) — History — Civil War, 1861-1865
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Soldiers — Iowa — Correspondence
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Christmas
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Place written
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Savannah, Georgia, United States
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Time period
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December 1864
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Transcription
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Sarah — A Christmas to you and the girls. We marched in to Savannah six days ago and the city has surrendered. General Sherman has given the city to Mr. Lincoln as a present. The boys say the war is nearly done. I begin to hope it is true. I begin to dare to plan for after.
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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)