Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868 to Isora Skinkle
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.32.21 Author/Creator: Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868 Place Written: Natchez, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa September Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm. Order a Copy
Informs his sister that he will not be coming home on a furlough. Inquires on how her Sabbath school picnic went in Washington. Writes that there was an expedition in Louisiana to seek out the rebels. Reports that his brigade did not go on the expedition, they had to stay behind and guard Natchez, Louisiana. Reports that the rebels had sharpshooters that shot their men before they could be seen and that they blew up the magazine. Notes that they burnt the works before they left. Sumner Sayles' sister, Isora Sayles, has married and now goes by the name Isora Skinkle.
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