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Creator/Title

Kinsey, John W. Letters, 1862-1864. 5 ALsS.

Call No.

Mss. C K

Content

Set of five letters (17 pp. total) from Union soldier John W. Kinsey of the Ohio Volunteers, 98th regiment. Kinsey served in Kentucy and Tennessee and his five letters discuss camplife, troop movements, and marching. Areas visited include Campbellsville, Lebanon, Louisville, and New Haven in Kentucky; and in Tennessee, Columbia and Shallowford (near Chickamauga, Ga).

Subject Heading

Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865