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William E. VanAuken Letter

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Identifier: MS-1970
Abstract

William E. VanAuken of Company D of the 107th New York Infantry wrote this letter to his sister and brother-in-law from Shelbyville, Tennessee on 1863 January 7. In it, he discusses the weather and mentions that the 145th N.Y. Volunteers have recently been disbanded, saying that Their is one company here with us now. They we got up in New York. They are Bowery Boys... The letter is fairly brief and includes the envelope that it was mailed in.

Dates: 1863 January 7
Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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  • Subject: Correspondence. X
  • Subject: Soldiers -- New York (State) -- Correspondence. X
  • Subject: United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 107th (1862-1865). X

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