JAMES DUNHAM, JR.
Civil War Letter to his wife
of May 03, 1864
Civil War Letter to his wife
of May 03, 1864
Courtesy of:
Wayne & Donna Hunt of New Lebanon, OH
and their son, Marshall Hunt
September, 2001
from the momentos of Don Miller of Indianapolis, IN ca 1998
Wayne & Donna Hunt of New Lebanon, OH
and their son, Marshall Hunt
September, 2001
from the momentos of Don Miller of Indianapolis, IN ca 1998
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by
Audrey (Shields) Hancock
by
Audrey (Shields) Hancock
Transcriptions appear under the original letters.
If anyone can supply additional words where some are missing, please advise.
In this letter, James talks about sending his wife a watch, but in a later letter we learn he finds a need for it. Did she ever receive the watch intended for her? And...in this letter he mentions "herman." Herman is Herman/Harmon A. Reinnecke/Reinecke, James brother-in-law, who was married to James's sister, Elmira. Herman/Harmon was mortally wounded on a battlefield.
James mentions "Aunt Sally." Sally appears to have been Sarah "Sally" (Dunham) Waltz (wf/o Daniel Waltz). Sally was a sister to James Dunham (Sr.). Both James (Sr.) & Sally were children of Ross Dunham & Sarah "Sallie" Roll. ash]
Revised: 08 October 2007
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