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Nelson, William Cowper, 1841-1904

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Nelson_WC_b2f04

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Maria Courtney Goodrich Nelson

Publication Date

2-4-1865

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Describes his Christmas in Virginia; wanting to marry quite a bit and hoping to get mother's permission; possibility of transfer down to Mississippi; expedition down in southern Virginia and raiding; L. Q. C. Lamar; religion; having to close due to marching orders being called

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893; Christmas; Marriage; Man-woman relationships; Troop movements; Religion;United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 9th; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 17th. Company G

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Petersburg (Va.)

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William C. Nelson to Maria C. Nelson (4 February 1865)
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