Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
John E. Thompson Letter and Poem, 1862 March 17, 1887 February 8
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of a letter and a poem written by John Edward Thompson of the 20th Illinois Infantry. The letter, written on March 17, 1862 to a friend while Thompson was stationed in Savannah, Tennessee, discusses Thompson's thoughts on surviving the war and on arriving in Savannah. The poem, entitled Good Night: Who Wouldn't be a Soldier and written before the Battle of Shiloh, was published in the Advocate in 1887.
Dates:
1862 March 17, 1887 February 8