1862-10-22 Letter from G H Cook

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1862-10-22 Letter from G H Cook

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Title: 1862-10-22 Letter from Phineas R. Freeman

Collection Number: MS 69-110

Scope and Content: Letter from Phineas R. Freeman to Abby Freeman dated October 22, 1862. In this letter, he discusses his prisoner of war experiences at Camp Oglethorpe (Macon, Ga.).

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 3rd Michigan Cavalry

Subject: Union Prisoners of War

Subject Name: Freeman, Phineas R.

Subject Name: Freeman, Abigail (Cook)

Inclusive Dates: October 22, 1862

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: Freeman, Phineas R. Clinton County. Enlisted in company B, Third Cavalry, as Corporal, Aug. 31, 1861, at Riley for 3 years, age 31. Mustered Oct. 11, 1861. Taken prisoner at Boonville, Miss. June 26, 1862. Discharged for disability at Washington, D.C.

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