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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03619.01.04 |
| From Archive Folder | To the women of New England |
| Title | Benjamin F. Allen to a former Civil War Colonel |
| Date | 2 February 1899 |
| Author | Allen, Benjamin F. (fl. 1864-1899) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Allen updates a Colonel, whose name is not specified, whom he previously served under regarding his post-war activities. Reports that he worked as a school teacher in Texas before his ill health required him to move to the National Soldier's Home in Ohio, where he could receive adequate medical treatment. Requests that the Colonel grant him a loan so that he may return to Texas in time to teach during the spring semester. Written on stationery depicting (in color) an aerial view of the National Soldier's Home. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Health and Medical Hospital Education Texas Finance Architecture |
| People | Allen, Benjamin F. (fl. 1864-1899) |
| Place written | Dayton, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Education; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |