Letter

Archive

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Lake County Historical Society

Name/Title

Letter

Entry/Object ID

2007.011.447

Scope and Content

To: Eunice (?); From: Fred Wilkes, Cairo, Ill. - Will return with 250# metallic coffin. Lt. Phelps returned from Helena; will travel on Navy boat to Chicago on Milwaukee. Describes Vicksburgh as vile, derelick. Some northern supporters in Vicksburgh. Union soldiers talk about the "copperheads". Writes of Rosencrantz's troops. Troop appearances. Owned by Frank Goldsmith Johnson Dimensions: Height 9 3/4" Width 7 3/4"

Collection

Documentary Artifacts

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Mar 21, 1863

Archive Notes

Early Create Date: 1863

Condition

Overall Condition

Good