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Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, December 3, 1864 (

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Cress, Eli

Title

Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, December 3, 1864

Description

A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry. Cress described the 117th setting up camp in Nashville and the impending conflict with John Bell Hood's army at Nashville, Tennessee.

Date

3 December 1864

Collection

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University Library

	Parent institution	University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
	Location	Urbana , United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 06′ 16.93″ N, 88° 13′ 44.44″ W
	Website	www.library.illinois.edu
	Authority file	: Q22096046 VIAF: 123824539 ISNI: 0000000107891289 LCCN: n79066210 NLA: 35173543 SUDOC: 16134965X WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Illinois Digital Heritage Hub.

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