Letter from S. R. Norton to Hattie Norton, 1864-09-22

Letter from S. R. Norton to Hattie Norton, 1864-09-22

Mr. Norton writes his wife of the poor postal communications. His regiment is currently camped in Decatur, Alabama. They are performing drills and serving on the picket lines. He tells her about the fighting in the Shenandoah Valley and the possibility of the state of Georgia returning to the Uni...

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Main Author: Norton, S. R. (Sequester R.), 1838-1886 (Correspondent)
Format: Electronic
Published: University of Alabama Libraries
Subjects:
Letters
Online Access:http://purl.lib.ua.edu/21170
format Electronic
collection S. R. Norton Letters Collection
building University of Alabama Libraries
publisher University of Alabama Libraries
topic Letters
spellingShingle Letters
Letter from S. R. Norton to Hattie Norton, 1864-09-22
Norton, S. R. (Sequester R.), 1838-1886 (Correspondent)
fulltopic Letters
Norton, S. R. (Sequester R.), 1838-1886 --Correspondence; Norton, Hattie E.--Correspondence; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 18th (1862-1865). Company B; Soldiers--Michigan--Correspondence; letters (correspondence)
description Mr. Norton writes his wife of the poor postal communications. His regiment is currently camped in Decatur, Alabama. They are performing drills and serving on the picket lines. He tells her about the fighting in the Shenandoah Valley and the possibility of the state of Georgia returning to the Union. He will send her some of his pay and talks about the recruitment. A letter that he wrote may be published in the local newspaper so he wants her to watch for it and any responses that it might receive.The digitization of this collection was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
spelling Letter from S. R. Norton to Hattie Norton, 1864-09-22Norton, S. R. (Sequester R.), 1838-1886 (Correspondent)Norton, Hattie E. (Addressee)Text1864-09-22engelectronic; image/jpeg; 3 p.Mr. Norton writes his wife of the poor postal communications. His regiment is currently camped in Decatur, Alabama. They are performing drills and serving on the picket lines. He tells her about the fighting in the Shenandoah Valley and the possibility of the state of Georgia returning to the Union. He will send her some of his pay and talks about the recruitment. A letter that he wrote may be published in the local newspaper so he wants her to watch for it and any responses that it might receive.The digitization of this collection was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)Norton, S. R. (Sequester R.), 1838-1886 --Correspondence; Norton, Hattie E.--Correspondence; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 18th (1862-1865). Company B; Soldiers--Michigan--Correspondence; letters (correspondence)United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narrativesThe University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsS. R. Norton Letters, 1864-1865Box 5805, Folder 4u0003_0001059_0000005http://purl.lib.ua.edu/21170https://archives.lib.ua.edu/repositories/3/resources/1422Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. For publication, commercial use, or reproduction, in print or digital format, of all images and/or the accompanying data, users are required to secure prior written permission from the copyright holder and from archives@ua.edu. When permission is granted, please credit the images as Courtesy of The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections.http://cdm17336.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/u0003_0001059/id/122
title Letter from S. R. Norton to Hattie Norton, 1864-09-22
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