- GLC#
- GLC03523.52.37-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- February 14, 1864
- Author/Creator
- Kessler, Thomas J., fl. 1843-1868
- Title
- to A. P. Kessler
- Place Written
- Chicago, Illinois
- Pagination
- 2 p. : envelope Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 13.3 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Writes to his father from Camp Douglas. Discusses his and other soldiers' requests for a discharge. Notes they have most of the officers signature on a petition and their lawyer is still waiting to hear from Washington. Comments they should know the outcome within a few weeks. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner.
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