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Title	Texas Collection Coleman (John Nathan and Virginia Eliza “Jennie” Adkins) Papers
View collection at	http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/tx-colm
Description	This collection includes Civil War letters between Major J.N. Coleman of the Third Texas Cavalry and his fiancée, Virginia E. "Jennie" Adkins. Jennie's letters document life on the home front in Marshall, Texas, whereas John's letters highlight both the horrors of war and the monotony of the daily life of a soldier. Taken together, the letters reveal the difficulties of long-distance relationships during the Civil War.
Subject	Civil War, 1861-1865 Courtship
Place	United States -- Texas -- Marshall
Time Period	1860-1879 19th century
Repository	Baylor University Libraries
Publisher	Baylor University Libraries
Primary Sources	Correspondence

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