This is a diary entry written by Corporal Thomas L. Pankey, at Carrollton, Illinois, dated January 3-21, 1863. Pankey served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. At that time he was a paroled prisoner of war. He died in Louisiana in 1864. The diary entry describes how unpopular the Emancipation Proclamation was in the loyal western states. (See page two. For more from the Thomas L. Pankey Papers please see 1118449 and 1118448. Transcription provided by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum and the White House Historical Association.)

This is a letter of Corporal Thomas L. Pankey, at Shepherdsville, Kentucky to his wife, Sallie S. Pankey, in Illinois, dated November 28, 1862. Pankey served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He died in Louisiana in 1864. In the letter Pankey describes the Union war effort in positive terms and places the Emancipation Proclamation alongside military pressure. (See top half of page two. For more from the Thomas L. Pankey Papers please see 1118450 and 1118448. Transcription provided by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum and the White House Historical Association.)

This is a letter of Corporal Thomas L. Pankey, at Shepherdsville, Kentucky to his wife, Sallie S. Pankey, in Illinois, dated November 22, 1862. Pankey served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He died in Louisiana in 1864. In the letter Pankey anticipates the worst outcome from the Emancipation Proclamation. According to Pankey, after the proclamation Southerners will fight harder to defend their property. (See page two. For more from the Thomas L. Pankey Papers please see 1118450 and 1118449. Transcription provided by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum and the White House Historical Association.)

This is a letter of Corporal Thomas L. Pankey, at Shepherdsville, Kentucky to his wife, Sallie S. Pankey, in Illinois, dated November 22, 1862. Pankey served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He died in Louisiana in 1864. In the letter Pankey anticipates the worst outcome from the Emancipation Proclamation. According to Pankey, after the proclamation Southerners will fight harder to defend their property. (See 1118448 for a full pdf of the letter.)

This is a letter of Corporal Thomas L. Pankey, at Shepherdsville, Kentucky to his wife, Sallie S. Pankey, in Illinois, dated November 22, 1862. Pankey served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He died in Louisiana in 1864. In the letter Pankey anticipates the worst outcome from the Emancipation Proclamation. According to Pankey, after the proclamation Southerners will fight harder to defend their property. (See 1118448 for a full pdf of the letter.)

This is a letter of Corporal Thomas L. Pankey, at Shepherdsville, Kentucky to his wife, Sallie S. Pankey, in Illinois, dated November 22, 1862. Pankey served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He died in Louisiana in 1864. In the letter Pankey anticipates the worst outcome from the Emancipation Proclamation. According to Pankey, after the proclamation Southerners will fight harder to defend their property. (See 1118448 for a full pdf of the letter.)

This is a letter of Corporal Thomas L. Pankey, at Shepherdsville, Kentucky to his wife, Sallie S. Pankey, in Illinois, dated November 22, 1862. Pankey served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He died in Louisiana in 1864. In the letter Pankey anticipates the worst outcome from the Emancipation Proclamation. According to Pankey, after the proclamation Southerners will fight harder to defend their property. (See 1118448 for a full pdf of the letter.)

This is a letter of Corporal Thomas L. Pankey, at Shepherdsville, Kentucky to his wife, Sallie S. Pankey, in Illinois, dated November 28, 1862. Pankey served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He died in Louisiana in 1864. In the letter Pankey describes the Union war effort in positive terms and places the Emancipation Proclamation alongside military pressure. (See 1118449 for a full pdf of the letter.)

This is a letter of Corporal Thomas L. Pankey, at Shepherdsville, Kentucky to his wife, Sallie S. Pankey, in Illinois, dated November 28, 1862. Pankey served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He died in Louisiana in 1864. In the letter Pankey describes the Union war effort in positive terms and places the Emancipation Proclamation alongside military pressure. (See 1118449 for a full pdf of the letter.)

This is a letter of Corporal Thomas L. Pankey, at Shepherdsville, Kentucky to his wife, Sallie S. Pankey, in Illinois, dated November 28, 1862. Pankey served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He died in Louisiana in 1864. In the letter Pankey describes the Union war effort in positive terms and places the Emancipation Proclamation alongside military pressure. (See 1118449 for a full pdf of the letter.)

This hand-drawn vignette drawn as letterhead in a letter from Corporal Thomas L. Pankey to his wife, Sallie S. Pankey, features two doves holding ribbon bearing the following text: 1) "Liberty or Death," and 2) "Pray for Me, I will pray for you." Corporal Pankey served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War and was a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He died in Louisiana in 1864. (Please see 1118487 and 1118477 for more of Pankey's illustrations.)

This is a diary entry written by Corporal Thomas L. Pankey, at Carrollton, Illinois, dated January 3-21, 1863. Pankey served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. At that time he was a paroled prisoner of war. He died in Louisiana in 1864. The diary entry describes how unpopular the Emancipation Proclamation was in the loyal western states. (See 1118450 for a full pdf of the diary entry.)

This is a letter of Corporal Thomas L. Pankey, at Shepherdsville, Kentucky to his wife, Sallie S. Pankey, in Illinois, dated November 28, 1862. Pankey served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He died in Louisiana in 1864. In the letter Pankey describes the Union war effort in positive terms and places the Emancipation Proclamation alongside military pressure. (See 1118449 for a full pdf of the letter.)

This hand-drawn vignette at the end of a letter from Corporal Thomas L. Pankey to his wife, Sallie S. Pankey, portrays a dove holding in its beak a ribbon featuring "Union." Corporal Pankey served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War and was a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He died in Louisiana in 1864. (Please see 1118484 and 1118477 for more of Pankey's illustrations.)

This is a diary entry written by Corporal Thomas L. Pankey, at Carrollton, Illinois, dated January 3-21, 1863. Pankey served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. At that time he was a paroled prisoner of war. He died in Louisiana in 1864. The diary entry describes how unpopular the Emancipation Proclamation was in the loyal western states. (See 1118450 for a full pdf of the diary entry.)

This hand-drawn vignette at the end of a letter from Corporal Thomas L. Pankey to his wife, Sallie S. Pankey, on October 28, 1862 portrays a dove holding in its beak a ribbon featuring "Pray for me" and "I will pray for you." Corporal Pankey served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War and was a member of the 91st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He died in Louisiana in 1864. (Please see 1118484 and 1118487 for more of Pankey's illustrations.)