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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Civil War Era Letter
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Civil War Era Letter

Artifact ID1973.11247.2 (A-B)
Object Type Letter
Date 1862-11-07
Date DescribedNovember 7, 1862
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall (A) H 7 1/2 in x W 4 3/4 in (19.1 cm x 12.1 cm )
 Overall (B) H 2 3/4 in x W 4 1/2 in (7 cm x 11.4 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionLetter (A), Tom J. Miller, 23d Regiment Iowa Infantry, to JD Grove, 11/7/1862. Single sheet stationery. Stationery is headed by an oval drawing of General Halleck. Envelope (B) addressed to Mr. PD Grove, Nevada IA.
Historical NoteLetters to Mr. J.D. Grove from Private Tom J. Miller, Company A, 23rd Regiment Iowa Infantry
The 23rd Iowa Infantry saw action during the Battles of Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Big Black River Bridge, the Siege of Vicksburg, and the Assault on Fort Blakely. Although Private Miller survived the war and returned home to Iowa, his friend Jake Grove, mentioned in both letters, was wounded May 17, 1863, at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, and died June 9, 1863, aboard the Hospital Steamer (riverboat) Hood.

Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from the general public to President Johnson during his term in office. It was received by President Johnson, until the President donated it to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in 1973.
Credit LineGift of Lyndon Baines Johnson
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 189698395)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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Historical Dates
  • November 7, 1862
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