1863-09-07 Letter from Solomon V. Munger to Amanda Munger

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1863-09-07 Letter from Solomon V. Munger to Amanda Munger

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Title: 1863-09-07 Letter from Solomon V. Munger to Amanda Munger

Collection Number: MS 2012-51

Scope and Content: Letter from Solomon V. Munger to his wife, Amanda, dated September 17, 1863. In the letter, Solomon updates her on his well-being and describes the hospital he is in. He mentions the Union Army marched into Little Rock on the 10th of September without firing a gun. The city was evacuated by General Sterling Price who fled to Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Solomon ends his letter by writing to his children.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 2nd Missouri Volunteer Cavalry

Subject: Merrill Horse

Subject: hospital

Subject: Union Army

Subject: children

Subject Name: Munger, Solomon V.

Subject Name: Munger, Amanda

Subject Name: Price, Sterling

Date Created: 17 September 1863

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

Biography or Historical Note: Munger, Solomon V, Barry County. Enlisted in company I, 2nd Regiment, Merrill Horse, March 10, 1862, at Battle Creek, for 3 years. Mustered March 10, 1862. Died at Litttle Rock, Ark., May 28, 1864.

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