Milton Barnes to Rhoda Barnes, April 3, 1862.

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2011-05-03

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Barnes, Milton

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Letter to Rhoda Barnes from her husband Milton Barnes. Milton describes the train journey from Ohio to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. He mentions places where they stopped including his hometown of Barnsville, Ohio as well as the country traveled through. Upon arrival in Viriginia he notes seeing Union officers Major General John C. Fremont, Brigadier General Benjamin Franklin Kelley and Brigadier General William S. Rosencrans.

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Public domain. There are no known use restrictions.

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Railroad travel, FreĢmont, John Charles, 1813-1890, Winchester (Va.)

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