Letter; United States. Army. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 19th; Messer, Marcellus Ovando; Knefler, Frederick; Warren, Ohio, United States; Atlanta, Georgia, United States; 1864 September 29

Name:

Messer, M. Ovando (Marcellus Ovando), 1842-1938; Knefler, Frederick, -1901; United States. Army. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 19th

Date:

1864-09-29

Description:

Letter (with envelope) from Marcellus Ovando Messer to his parents in Warren, Ohio, describing his experiences in Company C, 19th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and his Jewish commanding officer, Frederick Knefler; Camp near Atlanta, GA

Identifier:

2020.04.10.00001; {E6866023-6A99-4A82-AC34-BCB93661876C}; 20.1796

Language:

English

Subject:

Soldiers; War; Family papers; Correspondence

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

letters (correspondence)

Physical Description:

Letter

Geographic Subject:

United States--Georgia--Atlanta; United States--Georgia; United States--Ohio--Warren; United States--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Two copies of the letter images are included: one as is, and one with increased contrast to make the writing more legible.

Physical Location:

Arc.MS.56, Box 1, Folder 139

Collection:

Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)