H. M. Misemer to wife Martha, March 20, 1864, page 1

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  - Letters (correspondence)
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  - Text
  - Sound
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS_21-07_02_35_01
Transcript

Nashville, Tennessee March the 20 th /64 My Dear wife I again embrace the oppertunity of adressing a few lines to you to let you know that I am yet in the land of the liveing and out of the reach of Rebels. I am well and as fleshey as you ever saw me and all of my old acquaintances in the company are well Tell all enquires about there friend's here that they are well and doing well Well as you have learned that I was absent from this place I suppose you would like to know where we have been and what we done I will try to tell you in as short a manner as possible for to give you a full account of all that transpired on the way would consume a week We left here on the 27th day of Dec and landed back her on The 18th day of March which was day Before yesterday an We penetrated to West Point Mississippi we burnt between two and three million

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In this letter of March 20, 1864, Henry Marshall Misemer (1832-1865) writes his "Dear wife," Martha Misemer, from Nashville, Tennessee. He starts by saying he is safe from the Confederate soldiers and describes all that he and his company have accomplished in their raid on West Point, Mississippi since leaving Nashville on December 27th. He lets her know how much he is looking forward to being back home and how happy he was to have five letters from her upon their return to Nashville. He says although he would prefer to keep them, he will burn her letters if that is what she wants. He mentions a letter from his brother, Philip who is satisfied to have a brother and son who are patriots.
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- Creator
  - Misemer, Henry Marshall, 1832-1865
- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
  - Sound
- Date
  - Date original: 1864-03-20
- Extent
  - Dimension: 8.75" x 6.75"
  - Pages: 8
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Nashville (Tenn.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - McFee-Misemer Civil War Letters
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS_21-07_02_35
- Related material
  - This transcription has been provided by WCU student Faith Dillard (MA English), whose annotated version is available at Http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/wcu/listing.aspx?id=38540
- Repository
  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

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