Kessler, Thomas J., fl. 1843-1868 to Elizabeth N. Kessler
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.52.60 Author/Creator: Kessler, Thomas J., fl. 1843-1868 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 July 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 20.3 x 25.3 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to his sister from camp. Reports it is very hot and many men are sick. Comments his regiment was relieved from the front lines and they are now camped out in an open field without any shade. Complains about not having any luxuries and every day being the same as the next. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner. Part of the letter is address to his father and mother.
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