1862-08-28 Letter from Jerome Kroll

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1862-08-28 Letter from Jerome Kroll

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Title: 1862-08-28 Letter from Jerome Kroll

Collection Number: MS 55-24

Scope and Content: Letter from Jerome Kroll to his brother dated August 28, 1862. In this letter, he discusses getting his picture taken and enlisting.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 20th Michigan Infantry

Subject: private

Subject: picture

Subject: portrait

Subject: photograph

Subject: enlistment

Subject Name: Kroll, Jerome

Inclusive Dates: August 28, 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: Kroll, Jerome, Lansing. Enlisted in company A, Twentieth Infantry, July 30, 1862, at Lansing, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered Aug. 18, 1862. Corporal July 29, 1864. Taken prisoner near Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864. Paroled Feb. 21, 1865. Returned to company April 13, 1865. Mustered out at DeLaney House, D.C., May 30, 1865.

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