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Thomas suggests that the Union army's use of African American soldiers "may keep me in Libby until the end of the war." He writes that he was treated for fever in the prison hospital and lists the officers of the 122nd that he knows are imprisoned with him.
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Publication Date
8-28-1863
City
Libby, Richmond, VA
Keywords
Libby prison; disease; hospital; African American soldiers; Morgan’s Ohio raid; provisions; Charles Caldwell McCabe (OWU)
Subject Headings
Armstrong, Thomas Sumption, 1835-1909 -- Correspondence; Armstrong family -- Correspondence; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 122nd (1862-1865); Prisoners of War; Libby Prison
Recommended Citation
Armstrong, Thomas S., "Letter from Thomas S. Armstrong to Jacob G. Armstrong" (1863). Harvey Collection Letters. 162.
https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/harvey-letters/162
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