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Description
This handwritten letter, dated December 26, 1864, is from J. D. (James D.) Lynch in Mobile, Alabama to his wife, Hettie Lynch, in West Point, Mississippi. The letter informs her that he has safely reached his command and describes a fight his command had with the enemy before he arrived. Letter goes on to discuss some anticipated travel and his disppointment at the delayed Christmas celebrations. The page is ripped along the left side of the page and the text on the back of the page is difficult to read due to ink bleedthrough.
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Publication Date
12-26-1864
Time Period
1860-1869
Keywords
Through the Lines: Letters From the Homefront, 1917-1950
Geographic Location
Mobile, (Ala.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 2 leaves
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_8_1864-12-26_Letter_J-D-Lynch
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, J. D. (James D.) Lynch Papers, Box 1, Folder 5
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
James D. Lynch Papers, Box 1, Folder 5 Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries