Joseph Albert Penly

Date of Birth

Feb. 1, 1841

Date of Death

Jan. 29, 1929

Letters Authored

2

Letters Received

15

Joseph Albert Penly was born 182 years ago.
94 years ago, Joseph Albert Penly passed away at the age of 87.

Letters Authored in Collection

Date Recipient Title
Sept. 25, 1862 Eliza Davis Penly Soldier documents his enlistment in diary form
Nov. 24, 1886 Step Father Writing to step-father about farm and an emergency surgery

Letters Received in Collection

Date Author Title
Sept. 11, 1864 Eliza Davis Penly Mother reads son still in battlefield
Sept. 18, 1864 Ellen Nellie Penly I hope Father Abraham will keep his seat for the next four years
Oct. 2, 1864 Ellen Nellie Penly Soldiers going to Canada to avoid draft
Oct. 4, 1864 Amanda S. Penly Life at home on the farm
Nov. 20, 1864 Ellen Nellie Penly I am very proud of my brother
Dec. 18, 1864 Eliza Davis Penly Mother's advice: get Ellen to hunt you up a factory girl
Jan. 2, 1865 Amanda S. Penly Sisters writing of good times back home on the farm
Feb. 20, 1865 Eliza Davis Penly The last battle frightened the selectmen has offered to pay four hundred to the drafted man
March 12, 1865 Atwilda Rose Andrews Young girl with crush writing soldier about Sleighing
March 19, 1865 Amanda S. Penly Seeing prisoners on the home front
April 16, 1865 Atwilda Rose Andrews Rejoice Lee's Army is Captured but now the great woe that our president is dead. Our VP is a drunk.
April 23, 1865 Eliza Davis Penly Mother adds note about the surrender of Lee to Grant and then the death of Lincoln
May 3, 1865 Emily Orissa Chase Signs of the war ending, President dead
May 21, 1865 Atwilda Rose Andrews I suppose it will be hard for the soldiers to settle down
May 28, 1865 Amanda S. Penly Sherman’s troops were agoing to Alexandria and Father is under him

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