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Jones, John, fl. 1862-1864 [Collection of John Jones, Company F, 45th regiment, Illinois, infantry] [decimalized]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05981 Author/Creator: Jones, John, fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 1862-1864 Pagination: 55 letters Order a Copy

Contains vivid battle descriptions and political content. On 13 March 1863, he writes of his opposition to a $300 fee to avoid draft "based precisely on the same principle with the conscription of the 'Southern Confederacy' which exempts a man owning twenty negros.... " He also writes of "Union Jim our gallant contraband [cook who] shot one secesh and took two prisoners... so much for a nigger... some of them are as brave as any whites, give them a chance to fight and see whether or no they will disgrace our cause. Away with this prejudice of color...." John P. Jones served in the Illinois 45th Infantry.

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