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The collection consists of correspondence from Myron G. Love as a soldier with the 38th Illinois Infantry Regiment during
the Civil War, to his sister, Rachel Love of Willow Springs, Greene County, Ohio, from January 1861 - September 1862. Love
describes, in detail, his regiment's marches through Missouri and Arkansas including information on the local geography; plants,
flowers, and trees; plantations and farms; buildings; farming practices; types of crops; local reaction to Union troops; foraging
for food, hunting, and fishing; Confederate prisoners; difficulty of moving wagons in the rain; the weather; and his health.
One letter, dated April 16th, begins "Dear Friend," and is signed "John." Also included are transcriptions of the letters
along with genealogical information.
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