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Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886 to Elizabeth Jenkins Logan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03975.01 Author/Creator: Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886 Place Written: Huntsville, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 April 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

General Logan writes to his mother. Writes, "I have longed to have a letter form you, but have all the time been disappointed. I know that you do not feel opposed to writing to me but perhaps feel as tho' you ought not... I feel as Tho' I was lost and forgotten to the family, you Tho' are my mother and feel toward you as I ever have respect and love you and ever will and hope that you will write to me, and write me all about matters at home... this campaign will be a long and hard one but I hope to survive it" (possibly referring to the upcoming Atlanta campaign). Accompanied by an envelope addressed to his wife, Mary Simmerson Cunningham Logan, in Carbondale, Illinois. Accompanied by photographs GLC03975.02 and .03.

Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886
Logan, Elizabeth Jenkins, 1805-1874
Logan, Mary Simmerson Cunningham, 1838-1922

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