11-25 Letter from John S. Potter to his Father

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11-25 Letter from John S. Potter to his Father

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Title: 1862-11-25 Letter from John S. Potter to his Father, W.D. Potter

Collection Number: MS 2010-38

Scope and Content: Letter from John S. Potter to his father dated November 25, 1862. In the letter, John writes from Camp Ella Bishop in Lexington, Kentucky describing his lack of pay and what he has pruchased with the money he initally left home with. He mentions that rumors are spreading around camp of a future movement and believes the war will be over soon, but not through victory of arms.

Language: English

Type of Resource: Text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: Reformatted Digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: Twenty-second Michigan Infantry

Subject: 22nd Michigan Infantry

Subject: soldier pay

Subject: camp life

Subject: march

Subject: hospital

Subject: health

Subject Name: Potter, John S.

Subject Name: Potter, W.D.

Subject Name: Burnside, Ambrose

Inclusive Dates: November 25, 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: John S. Potter, Elba. Enlisted in company F, Twenty-second Infantry, Aug. 8, 1862, at Lapeer, for 3 years, age 24. Mustered Aug. 22, 1862. Taken prisoner at Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 20, 1863. Died in prison at Richmond, Va., March 18, 1864.

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