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Title	Civil War: George Gegner letter to Lizzie Wayman, September 25, 1864.
Alternative title	George Gegner letter to Lizzie Wayman, September 25, 1864.
Description	A letter from George Gegner to his future wife, Lizzie Wayman, dated September 25, 1864. Gegner was stationed in Decatur, Georgia at the time he wrote the letter. In the letter, George tells Lizzie that it had rained the week beforebut as he writes the letter it became a beautiful day. He also tells her that he wished he was home to spend the Sabbath with her. George writes that the knapsacks that he and other men left behind in Resaca turned up but everything was missing frim his except for a hymn book and a neck tie. He also tells Lizzie that the Paymaster had stopped by and he should get paid within the next few days. George also writes that their mail was stopped in Nashville and he hopes that means his Regiment will be able to go home soon.
Note	LSTA Mini Digitization Grant 2011-2012
Repository	Special Collections Department. Indiana State University Library. Terre Haute, Indiana, 47809
Date Digital	2012
Date original	1864
Coverage	United States -- Indiana -- Madison County
Subject	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Letters Camps Marching Soldiers Railroad mail service Sabbaths United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 130th (1863-1865)
WV3 Subject	Civil War -- Document Wars & Conflicts Social Life People
Type	text
Material Type	Documents
Technical Metadata	image/tiff 375 dpi; Epson GT-20000; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
Copyright	Digital Image Copyright c 2012 Indiana State University Library. Terre Haute, Indiana, 47809. All rights reserved.
Item ID	isu-civilwar-00008a-isu-civilwar-00008c

Title	Civil War: George Gegner letter to Lizzie Wayman, September 25, 1864.
Alternative title	George Gegner letter to Lizzie Wayman, September 25, 1864.
Description	A letter from George Gegner to his future wife, Lizzie Wayman, dated September 25, 1864. Gegner was stationed in Decatur, Georgia at the time he wrote the letter. In the letter, George tells Lizzie that it had rained the week beforebut as he writes the letter it became a beautiful day. He also tells her that he wished he was home to spend the Sabbath with her. George writes that the knapsacks that he and other men left behind in Resaca turned up but everything was missing frim his except for a hymn book and a neck tie. He also tells Lizzie that the Paymaster had stopped by and he should get paid within the next few days. George also writes that their mail was stopped in Nashville and he hopes that means his Regiment will be able to go home soon.
Note	LSTA Mini Digitization Grant 2011-2012
Repository	Special Collections Department. Indiana State University Library. Terre Haute, Indiana, 47809
Date Digital	2012
Date original	1864
Coverage	United States -- Indiana -- Madison County
Subject	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
WV3 Subject	Civil War -- Document Wars & Conflicts Social Life People
Type	text
Material Type	Documents
Technical Metadata	image/tiff 375 dpi; Epson GT-20000; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
Copyright	Digital Image Copyright c 2012 Indiana State University Library. Terre Haute, Indiana, 47809. All rights reserved.
Item ID	isu-civilwar-00008a-isu-civilwar-00008c

Civil War: George Gegner letter to Lizzie Wayman, September 25, 1864.

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