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[Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, August 12, 1864]

Description: Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them that he will soon request a furlough, that he was transferred to another military hospital in Keokuk, Iowa, and that his health is good.
Date: August 12, 1864
Creator: Sargent, Vanburen W.
Partner: McWhiney History Education Group

[Letter from Kenner K. Rector to Effie Watts, June 16, 1862]

Description: Letter from Kenner K. Rector to Effie Watts, discussing how the Yankees turned the tables on them. By making the rangers retreat for days not able to cross the river, with barely any food to eat to where mush had to be created. Continued killing or capturing the enemy and not much news from Texas so it worries him.
Date: June 12, 1862
Creator: Rector, Kenner K.
Partner: McWhiney History Education Group
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