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Civil War Letters Emanuel Warthan Co. G., 3rd Minnesota Vol. Inf. |
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Letters | 8 Mar 1864, Ft. Snelling, Minnesota | 30 March 1864, LaCross, Wisconsin | 10 July 1864, Pine Bluff, Ark. | No Date |
Emanuel Wrote the following four letters to his parents while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War. These letters were part of the Pension file. His father, Nicholas, applied for a pension but died before receiving any benefits. His mother later applied after the death of Nicholas and these letters were part of that application. Nicholas and Henrietta Mitchell Warthan Family Page |
The letters were hand written. The first three are dated and show the location at the time of writing. The last letter begins in the middle and does not contain a date or location. |
The transcriptions show the original spelling and grammar. The words that are either illegible or unreadable are indicated with ????. |
Legend |
bable = Z.B. Gardner ID0659 - "Basil" - Brother-in-law to Emanuel - married to Mary |
Benjamin = Benjamin Warthan, ID0648, brother to Emanuel |
Mary = Mary C. Warthan Gardner, ID0658, sister to Emanuel |
Micthell, John A. = Must be a brother or other relative of his mother, Henrietta Mitchell Warthan |