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Thomas F. Miller to B. W. Newton, Thomas F. Miller Papers

This is a letter from Private Thomas F. Miller of St. Louis to B. W. Newton, dated January 21, 1863. Miller served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 29th Illinois Infantry Regiment. He deserted service in April 1863. In the letter Miller focuses on the Emancipation Proclamation and the government's war policy. He did not believe that President Abraham Lincoln wished to free the slaves, but Miller saw the proclamation as having sound military application in defeating the South. (See pages two through three. For more from the Thomas F. Miller Papers please see 1118491. Transcription provided by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum and the White House Historical Association.)
Artist
Thomas F. Miller
Date of Work
January 21, 1863
Type
Document
Credit
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
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