Confederate prisoner on Johnson's Island, OH
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Author: Goodwyn, Albert T.
Title: Letter from Confederate Lieutenant Albert T. Goodwyn while a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie, writing to his sister
Place Published: Johnson's Island, OH
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Date Published: June 20, 1864
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Autograph letter signed. One page, on single sheet of plain paper. ;24.8x18.8 cm (9¾x7½").
Letter from Albert Taylor Goodwyn, who after the Civil War was to court and marry Priscilla Cooper Tyler, granddaughter of President John Tyler, to his sister while he was a prisoner of Union forces on Johnson's Island. ;The letter reads in part: "I heard... that Bro. Sam had been severely wounded and feel anxious to hear the result, and hope you will write accordingly... I am now enjoying excellent health and have everything necessary for my well-being, yet man naturally pines for freedom and none appreciate this more than prisoners of war... I will take care of myself and expect to be at home about January 1868. The war I hope will end by that time and then I will be exchanged. Write to me immediately and tell all about my lady friends..." Provenance: Descended in the Tyler-Goodwyn family.
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