Processed by
Paul Brockman
October, 2007
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
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VOLUME OF |
1 item |
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COLLECTION |
17 June 1863 |
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PROVENANCE: |
Nate D. Sanders Auctions, Los Angeles, California, September, 2007 |
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RESTRICTIONS: |
None |
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COPYRIGHT: |
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REPRODUCTION |
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. |
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RELATED |
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ACCESSION |
2007.0274 |
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NOTES: |
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William H. Jolly (ca. 1842–1863) was probably born in Perry, Pike County, Ohio. In August, 1862 he was living in Sunman, Indiana and enlisted as a private in Company G of the 83rd Indiana Regiment. Jolly died in Memphis, Tennessee on 31 August 1863.
Sources:
American Civil War Research Database http://www.civilwardata.com/active/index.html; accessed 19 October 2007.
Terrell, W.H.H., Report of the Adjutant General, Indiana.
Ancestry Library.com http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/; accessed 19 October 2007.
The letter in this collection was written by William H. Jolly while serving with the 83rd Indiana Regiment at Johnson’s Landing, Yazoo River, to his parents on 17 June 1863. Jolly writes exclusively about the siege of Vicksburg and its impending fall.
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Letter, 17 June 1863 |
Folder 1 |
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