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Letter from Judge Thaddeus Banks to his wife

Date: Mar. 03 1864 | Identifier: 25.1.a
A letter from Judge Thaddeus Banks of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, to his wife (1864). It tells of what he went through to get his only son, Cecil, discharged from the army, including an appeal to President Lincoln. There is no information regarding his regiment or why his father wanted Cecil discharged. more...
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Description
A letter from Judge Thaddeus Banks of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, to his wife (1864). It tells of what he went through to get his only son, Cecil, discharged from the army, including an appeal to President Lincoln. There is no information regarding his regiment or why his father wanted Cecil discharged.
Creator(s)
Banks, Thaddeus
Date
March 03, 1864
Call Number
25.1.a
Additional Resources
Collection(s)
Special Collections Staff Pick Collection
Military History
- Civil War

Subject(s)
Soldiers--United States
Military discharge--United States
Families of military personnel--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives

Finding Aid
McEachern, Edward Merritt, Jr., Collection

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Location (spatial)
United States--Washington (D.C.)
Type
text
Medium
letters (correspondence)
Physical Description
25.7cm x 19.9cm x 0cm
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