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Creator/Title
Thurman, Wayne, ca. 1840-1862. Letter, 20 February 1862. ALS, 2 pp.
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Content
In a letter dated 20 Feb. 1862, Sgt. Wayne Thurman of the 42nd Indiana Infantry writes to his brother F. Marion Thurman of Grandview, Ind. He reports that his regiment had just completed a forced march to Owensboro, Ky. En route they were fired on by the enemy. He notes, "there was a horse shot by some secesh," adding, "we could not find him so we took one of his horses." After boarding a transport vessel in Owensboro, they steamed down river to Smithland, only to be ordered back to Evansville, Ind. Thurman writes "I don't know where we are going" but he wouldn't be surprised if his unit would be sent back to Calhoun, Ky.