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Joseph Forrest sent Valentines to Elizabeth Ehrhart during the Civil War. They were residents of Macon County, Illinois, and became engaged in 1858. Joseph enlisted on July 25, 1861 at Decatur, Illinois and fought as a private with Co. A of 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. The couple married Aug. 9, 1863. The Forrests moved to Jewell County, Kansas in 1872, where Joseph served as a Methodist Minister. In 1875, they moved to Minneapolis, Kansas.
Date: between 1861 and 1865
Item Number: 215143
Call Number: 1959.31.210.1
KSHS Identifier: 1959.31.210.1
Collections - Museum
Curriculum - The Kansas Journey - Chapter 5: Ad Astra Per Aspera: Kansas Becomes a State
Date - 1861-1869 - 1861
Date - 1861-1869 - 1862
Date - 1861-1869 - 1863
Date - 1861-1869 - 1864
Date - 1861-1869 - 1865
Home and Family - Courtship and marriage - Courtship
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Card - Greeting
People - Men
People - Women
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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