Central Illinois in the Civil War, Day by Day : A Journey through the Civil War through the eyes of individual Soldiers, and their loved ones, with additional documentation provided by the newspapers of Central Illinois.
Date:
11/09/1862
Object ID:
2012.44.3
Object Name:
Letter
Accession#:
2012.44
Catalog Type:
Archive
People:
Erford, Benjamin
Erford, Lydia
Scope & Content:
Civil War letter written by Benjamin F. Erford, who served in the Union Army. Written to his wife, Lydia, from Nashville Tennessee. He describes how it's hard to send/receive mail due to the confederates burning bridges and tearing up rail road tracks. He also refers to their children and wanting her to save his letters as remembrance.
Search Terms:
Civil War
Union Army
Letter
Source:
Rodgers, Jan
Subjects:
Civil War
Union Army
Letter
Title:
Civil War letter written by Benjamin F. Erford
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