Metadata

• Title

  MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
  1864-10-14 Letter from Mack Ewing

• Tags

  Ewing, Mack
  Mack Ewing
  Ewing, Henry McKendree
  Ewing, Nan
  Ewing, Nancy (Hank)
  Nancy (Hank) Ewing
  Nan Ewing
  deserters
  American Civil War
  2nd Michigan Infantry
  Second Michigan Infantry
  Henry McKendree Ewing
  

• Description

  Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated October 14, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes his witnessing of a deserter execution.

• Military Service Note

  Ewing, Henry ("Mack"). Enlisted in company D. Second Infantry, March 28, 1864, at Woodbridge for 3 years, age 22. Mustered April 8, 1864. Joined regiment May 23, 1864. Discharged at West Philadelphia, Pa., June 23, 1865, on account of wounds received while in camp near Petersburg, Va. (Loss of right eye.)

• Date

  October 14, 1864

• Format

  Document
  

• Type

  Correspondence
  

• Source

  MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
  Box 2 Folder 15

• Rights

  Use of this image requires permission of the Archives of Michigan.

• Transcript

  http://seekingmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/641014-Mack-Ewing.pdf