Denton, John H. Letters (1863-1864)
This collection consists of two letters from a Civil War soldier who signs his name “John” or “John H D,” addressed to his sweetheart, Martha A. Cole of Aurora, Indiana. The soldier is almost certainly John H. Denton of Aurora, who later married Martha Cole (Archibald Shaw, ed., History of Dearborn...
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Letters |
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Letters Denton, John H. Letters (1863-1864) Denton, John H. |
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Letters United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Denton, John H.; Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864; Atlanta Campaign, 1864 History – 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction; Peoples -- Military Life; Government and Politics -- Military |
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This collection consists of two letters from a Civil War soldier who signs his name “John” or “John H D,” addressed to his sweetheart, Martha A. Cole of Aurora, Indiana. The soldier is almost certainly John H. Denton of Aurora, who later married Martha Cole (Archibald Shaw, ed., History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions (Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen, 1915), 657). The letters describe Denton’s participation in a battle on the Rolling Fork river in Kentucky at the end of December 1862 against John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate raiders, and his participation in the Battle of Jonesboro (August 31-September 1, 1864) during William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign. |
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Denton, John H. Letters (1863-1864)Denton, John H.United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Denton, John H.; Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864; Atlanta Campaign, 1864History – 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction; Peoples -- Military Life; Government and Politics -- MilitaryThis collection consists of two letters from a Civil War soldier who signs his name “John” or “John H D,” addressed to his sweetheart, Martha A. Cole of Aurora, Indiana. The soldier is almost certainly John H. Denton of Aurora, who later married Martha Cole (Archibald Shaw, ed., History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions (Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen, 1915), 657). The letters describe Denton’s participation in a battle on the Rolling Fork river in Kentucky at the end of December 1862 against John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate raiders, and his participation in the Battle of Jonesboro (August 31-September 1, 1864) during William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign.Auburn University Libraries1863-01-09; 1864-09-032 letters, 6 pages various sizesTextPDFRG 1124Property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.www.american-south.orgengDenton JHD letters_1.pdf; Denton JHD letters_2.pdfJohn and Faye Vick CollectionAuburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.http://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/civil2/id/26299 |
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Denton, John H. Letters (1863-1864) |
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Denton, John H. |
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Denton, John H. |
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