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Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: M88- 3
Creator: Nicks, Francis Rinaldo.
Title, Dates: Francis Rinaldo Nicks letters, 1863-1864.
Amount: 2.00 items
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Biographical/Historical:     Francis Rinaldo Nicks served in Company C, Third Florida Infantry Regiment. He was born around 1837 in Leon County, moving with his family to Hernando County in 1855. Francis was mustered into Confederate service in August 1861. He apparently served throughout the war, although he was often absent from his unit due to illness.
Summary:     This collection contains two Civil War era letters of Francis Rinaldo Nicks. Nicks wrote the first letter in Tullahoma, Tennessee, on March 9, 1863, to "Mike," who is believed to be William Michael Hope of Hernando County, Florida. In the letter, Nicks describes the weather, living conditions, military activities, his hopes for a furlough, and his thoughts on the outcome of the war. He wrote the letter after the Battle of Murfreesboro (Stones River) in Tennessee, which ended on January 1, 1863. The collection includes a typescript of this letter.

    The second letter is a photocopy of a letter written in Brooksville (Hernando County), Florida, in July 1864. The author addresses it to Captain Walter Terry Saxon and, although the letter is unsigned, Nicks is believed to be the author. In this letter, Nicks describes his recent illness and his inability to return to his unit until he is well. It is not clear whether he ever mailed this letter.
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Additional Physical Form: Transcript.
The Tennessee letter has been digitized and is available on the Florida Memory web site: https://floridamemory.com/learn/exhibits/lincoln/nicks/
Reproduction Note: Photocopies.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: The Brooksville letter is in the possession of the donor.
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Ownership/Custodial History: Donor is a descendent of Francis Nicks.
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Electronic Records Access: https://floridamemory.com/learn/exhibits/lincoln/nicks/
Subject Access Fields: Confederate States of America. Army.  --Florida Infantry Regiment, 3rd.
Civil War (Fla.)
Florida History Civil War, 1861-1865
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
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