1863-04-12 Letter from Alphonso Crane to his sister

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1863-04-12 Letter from Alphonso Crane to his sister

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Title: 1863-04-12 Letter from Alphonso Crane

Collection Number: MS 69-121

Scope and Content: Letter from Alphonso Crane to his sister, Lura, dated April 12, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the mail, sending a photograph, and the status of his regiment.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 2nd Michigan Infantry

Subject: mail

Subject: postal service

Subject: photograph

Subject: picture

Subject: regimental history

Subject Name: Crane, Alphonso D.

Subject Name: Huff, Zelura (Crane)

Subject Name: Huff, Lura

Inclusive Dates: April 12, 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: Crane, Alphonso. Allegan County. Enlisted in company K, Second Infantry, May 10, 1861, at Kalamazoo, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered May 25, 1861. Corporal July, 1863. Killed in action at Jackson, Miss., July 7, 1863.

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