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How a Civil War Farmer’s Letters Changed My View of Independence Day
I’ve been an archivist at the American Heritage Center for almost 25 years, and I thought I knew our collections pretty well. But as I was searching for the perfect topic for this year’s Independence Day blog post, I found … Continue reading
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Tagged 120th Indiana Infantry, 1864, 1865, Agnes Hull, American Heritage Center, Archival collections, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Nashville, Civil War correspondence, Civil War home front, Civil War letters, Civil War soldiers, Confederate General Hood, Digitized collections, Family letters, Independence Day, Indiana farmers, John H. Hull, July 4th, military history, Patriotism, Sacrifice and service, Union Army, Union victory, War Correspondence, William T. Sherman
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