Van Nuys, John H., fl. 1861-1862 to Samuel Watson Van Nuys

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GLC#
GLC07687.113-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
December 2, 1861
Author/Creator
Van Nuys, John H., fl. 1861-1862
Title
to Samuel Watson Van Nuys
Place Written
Franklin, Indiana
Pagination
4 p. : 2 envelopes Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Discusses the fine yield of c orn for th year, religious services, and the clergy. He reports more than 100,000 Union troops in Kentucky, and the anticipation of a great battle. Expresses dissappointment to find his son in "a Briggaded whose General has distinguished himself only in catching runaway slaves and returning them to do their Rebbel Masters, a most contemptible little business for any white man to do."

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