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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Camp 11th, Va., May 16, 1863.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Camp 11th, Va., May 28, 1863.

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to Carrie

One letter addressed to Carrie from John dated Walnut Bluff, June 19, 1863.

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to Father

One letter addressed from John G. Scurry to his father dated U.S. Hospital, David's Island, July 20, 1863.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Camp 11th, Va., October 30, 1863,

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from John G. Scurry

One unaddressed letter from John G. Scurry dated Camp near Taylorsville, November 4, 1863.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Camp 11th, Va., November 16, 1863.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Camp near Taylorsville, December 7, 1863.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Taylorsville, December 16, 1863.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Camp 11th, Va., December 26, 1863.

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to Father

One letter addressed from John G. Scurry to his father dated Goldsboro, January 17, 1864.

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to Matthew

One letter addressed to Matthew from John G. Scurry dated Near Goldsboro, N.C., January 28, 1864.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Camp near Goldsboro, January 28, 1864.

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to Matthew

One letter addressed to Matthew from John G. Scurry dated Near Goldsboro, N.C., January 29, 1864.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Near Kinston, N.C., February 5, 1864.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Smithsville, N.C., February 9, 1864.

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to Rebecca Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Bowling Green, K.Y., May 23, 1862.

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to Rebecca E. and Mary Ellen Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. and Mary Ellen Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Camp Near Glasgow, K.Y., June 18, 1862. Pertains to marching. Expresses home to be home in the summer if rebel forces do not capture him.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Glasgow, K.Y., June 18, 1862. Pertains to rebel forces in the area.

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to Rebecca E. and Mary Ellen Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. and Mary Ellen Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Camp Near Glasgow, K.Y., June 7, 1862. Pertains to not gaining furlough.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Frankford, K.Y., September 10, 1862. Requests for her to save his letters for him to read if he should be able to return home.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Louisville, K.Y., October 2, 1862. Mentions that a soldier accidentally shot himself in the hand due to sleeping with his gun.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated October 8. 1862. Pertains to burials of rebel soldiers after the Battle of Chaplin Hill. Mentions that some had taken a week to be buried and that others were not properly...

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Bowling Green, K.Y., November 1. 1862. Pertains to meeting with a friend who fought in the Battle of Chaplin Hill.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Bowling Green, November 14, 1862. Promises to send money.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Bowling Green, K.Y., January 13, 1863. Pertains to hunting rabbits.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Bowling Green, K.Y., February 11, 1863. Pertains to payment.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Bowling Green, February 14, 1863. Pertains to the quality of tents and mentions difficulty in marching.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Bowling Green, February 27, 1863.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Bowling Green, K.Y., April 6, 1863.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Camp Near Scottsville, K.Y., June 24, 1863.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Cumberland Mountains, August 27, 1863. Describes having to live on ground corn and apples.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated London, Tenn., October 8, 1863. Pertains to conditions while marching.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated London, Tenn., October 8, 1863. Pertains to being close to a battle.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated London, Tenn., October 12, 1863. Pertains to the proximity of the Confederate Army.

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to Rebecca E. and Mary Ellen Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. and Mary Ellen Hackett from William C. Hackett dated London, Tenn., October 20, 1863.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Richmond, Va., Pemberton Castle, December 6, 1863.

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to Rebecca E. and Mary Ellen Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. and Mary Ellen Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Africa Railroad, March 24, 1864.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Camp Chase, Ohio, April 28. 1864. Assures her that he would never leave her unless he were to die.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Camp Chase, Ohio, May 15. 1864. Expresses a doubt that he will be able to return home.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Nashville, Tennessee, May 23, 1864.

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to Rebecca E. and Mary Ellen Hackett

One undated letter addressed to Rebecca E. and Mary Ellen Hackett from William C. Hackett.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Chattanooga Valley, Georgia, June 5, 1864. Related to arriving in Chattanooga and expected to be sent to the front in a week.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated July 10, 1864. States that there are many soldiers who will not likely return to Knoxville after fighting.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Camp in Georgia, July 19, 1864. Wishes to see her and Mary Ellen.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Atlanta, Georgia, July 31, 1864. States that contrary to newspaper reporting they have secured Atlanta.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Decatur Near Atlanta, Ga., September 12, 1864. Pertains to her health and deciding whether to re-enlist or not.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Decatur, Ga., September 27, 1864. Pertains to the possibility of the troops returning to Knoxville for the winter season. Mentions sending money home.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated October 23, 1864.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Cedar Bluff, Alabama, October 27, 1864. Related to the death of their daughter.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Resaca, Georgia, November 1, 1864. Apologizes for not writing sooner. States that had been in Alabama on raids.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Louisville, West Tennessee, November 11. 1864. Related to the recent death of their daughter.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated November 15, 1864. Related to their current camp location.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated November 18. 1864. Describes his nightmares.

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to William C. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Nashville, Tennessee, December 2, 1864. Pertains to surviving the last battle. Owes his survival to God.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Nashville, Tennessee, December 7, 1864. Pertains to difficulties of war.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated December 23, 1864.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Wilmington, N.C., February 23, 1865. Pertains to a victory over the Confederate Army. Includes a printing of a poem entitled, "To the Loved Ones At Home."

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Camp Near Winston, N.C., March 19, 1865. Related to marching with William T. Sherman the following day.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Winston, North Carolina, March 12, 1865. Includes a printing of a poem entitled, "Invalid Corps."

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated April 11, 1865.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated April 6, 1865. Related to his rheumatism.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Raleigh, N.C., April 23, 1865.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett

One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Greensboro, N.C., May 8, 1865. Relays that he is doing well.

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to Rebecca E. Hackett.

One undated letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett. Item contains mold and ink has faded making most of it illegible.

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to J.M. Butler

One letter addressed to J.M. Butler from D. Butler dated Churchill, Kansas, October 31, 1879.

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[Prayer from 1865]

One letter containing a prayer. Mention of women, men, animals, and God.

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No. 1 - Naval Battery

One undated albumen print entitled, "No.1 - Naval Battery." Depicts soldiers sitting on sand bags with two 80-pound Whitworths before breaching Fort Sumter. Printed by Haas and Peale.

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Lane on Folly Island

One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 2 - Lane on Folly Island." Image is of a horse passing through a forest. Printed by Haas and Peale.

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Naval Battery

One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 3 - Naval Battery." Depicts naval men behind a wall of sandbags with two 8-inch parrot riffles.

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First Parallel

One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 4 - First Parallel." Depicts an encampment from a distance. Printed by Haas and Peale.

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Battery Strong

One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 5 - Battery Strong." Depicts military men with one 300-pound parrot rifle.

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Battery Brown

One albumen print entitled, "Battery Brown." Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Gun in Battery

One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 7 - Gun in Battery." Image is of William Rosecrans with a burst gun in the battery. Printed by Haas and Peale.

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Beacon House on Morris Island, South Carolina

One albumen print entitled, "Beacon House." Depicts the Beacon House on Morris Island, South Carolina following the struggle at Fort Wagner.

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Bombproof for telegraph operator in trenches

One albumen print entitled, "No. 9 - Bombproof for telegraph operator in trenches." Image depicts a shelter on the edge of a body of water.

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to Matthew

One letter addressed to Matthew from John G. Scurry dated Near Goldsboro, N.C., February 13, 1864.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Near Goldsboro, N.C., February 24, 1864. Mentions conscription and his father being over the age limit.

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to Father

One letter from John G. Scurry addressed to his father dated Near Smithville, N.C., March 24, 1864. Mentions high food prices.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Near Goldsboro, N.C., March 27, 1864.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Near Chester, September 4, 1864. Mentions politics from the North.

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to Father

One letter from John G. Scurry addressed to his father dated Chester, September 7, 1864.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Near Chester, October 23, 1864.

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from John G. Scurry

One unaddressed letter from John G. Scurry dated Chester, October 27, 1864.

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to Mother

One letter from John G. Scurry addressed to his mother dated Near Chester, November 1, 1863.

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to Father

One letter from John G. Scurry addressed to his father dated Chester, November 17, 1864. Mentions conscription.

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to Father

One letter from John G. Scurry addressed to his father dated Near Chester, November 11, 1864. Discusses the election in the North and prospects of Southern independence.

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to Mother

One letter from John G. Scurry addressed to his mother dated Near Chester, November 15, 1864.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Near Chester, November 25, 1864.

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to Mother

One letter from John G. Scurry addressed to his mother dated Near Chester, December 6, 1864. Mentions that rations are good.

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from John G. Scurry

One unaddressed letter from John Scurry dated Near Chester, December 28, 1864.

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to Mother

One letter from John G. Scurry addressed to his mother dated Near Chester, December 30, 1864.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Near Chester, January 18, 1865. Ink is faint.

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to Mother

One letter from John G. Scurry addressed to his mother dated Near Chester, January 16, 1865.

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to Mother

One letter from John G. Scurry addressed to his mother dated Near Chester, January 29, 1865.

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from John G. Scurry

One unaddressed letter from John G. Scurry dated Near Chester, February 6, 1865.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Near Chester, February 17. 1865.

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to Janie

One letter addressed to Janie from John dated Goldsboro, N.C., March 18. 1865.

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to Carrie

One undated letter addressed to Carrie from John.

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from John G. Scurry

One letter from John G. Scurry dated December 13, 1863. Letter does address a recipient except ink is fading.

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