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Collection Reference Number GLC02172.30
From Archive Folder Collection of Charles F. Porter, C company, 2nd regiment, Michigan, infantry 
Title Charles F. Porter to Brother Henry describing Mount Vernon
Date 29 November 1861
Author Porter, Charles F. (fl. 1860-)  
Recipient Porter, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description The first place they visited in Mt. Vernon was Washington's tomb. Then they saw the gardens and the orchard. Next they went to the house. There were many things in the house including pistol holster and a large piano.
Subjects Soldier's Letter  Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Union Soldier's Letter  Infantry  President  Monument  Agriculture and Animal Husbandry  Architecture  Music  Weaponry  Art, Music, Theater, and Film  
People Washington, George (1732-1799)  
Place written Camp Lyon
Theme The American Civil War; The Presidency
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information Porter enlisted early in the War, 19 May 1861, and served until 21 July 1864. The last 4 letters, dated 1865, are from Indiana, where he and his father are herding cattle and setting up a farm and ranch.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship Brother  
Civil War: Theater of War Main Eastern Theater  
Civil War: Unit 2nd Regiment, Michigan, infantry