Authors

James D. Lynch

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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)

PDF

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.

Letter, J. D. Lynch to His Wife, Hettie Lynch, December 26, 1864
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