Alex M. Bedford

On October 31, 1863, Alex M. Bedford writes from Johnson’s Island, near Sandusky City, Ohio, to his wife Mary E. Bedford. Alex advises Mary not to return home until she is sure it’s safe. Alex describes an agreement made with M. Jeff Thompson about paying to send longer letters, which “suits us first rate.” He recalls his experience the previous year as a wounded prisoner of war in Alabama, where he recovered at the home of a kind family who "seem like my relations."

October 31, 1863

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Alex M. Bedford

Andrew County, Missouri

State Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia

Bedford Family Papers, 1849-1870, C2610: f. 10, October 31, 1863-March 24, 1864

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