Edwards, Alfred. To [Jennie Edwards], n.p. [Hainsville, Ill.]. Danville, [Ky.], 20 Jan. 1863. ALS, 3 pp.
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Edwards' complains about the bad weather and illness; notes a company election; prices of items such as socks, sugar, and butter; his pay; that he sent a ring made from a type of root that grew in the area; and that the soldiers were all busy making the rings. Expresses his belief that they won't "whip" the South by "arms."
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