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Walker, Daniel B., 1821-1865. Letters, 1855-1889. 47 items.
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Content
Walker, a native of McMinn Co., TN, and a private in the U.S. 3rd Tennessee Cavalry Regt., writes to his wife and family. He was stationed primarily in Tennessee and Alabama. He was frequently unfit for duty due to persistent illness. Pvt. Walker was captured and imprisoned in September, 1864, and paroled in April, 1865, near Vicksburg, MS. His letters generally speak of health concerns and his hopes for seeing his family again.