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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02744.219 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of Thomas Francis Burpee, field and staff, 21st regiment, Connecticut, infantry |
Title | J.S. Brown to Mrs. Thomas Burpee describing the death of her husband |
Date | 1 August 1864 |
Author | Brown, J.S. (fl. 1864) |
Recipient | Burpee, Adaline |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | He heard that she was not satisfied with his last letter. writes that while he suffered he made little complaint. He regrets that he was not with him at the moment of death as he had stepped out to get supper not realizing the end was so near. |
Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Battle Confederate States of America Death Estate Genealogy Photography Military Uniforms Orderly Book Religion Soldier's Diary |
People | Brown, J. S. (fl. 1864) Burpee, Adaline (fl. 1862-1864) |
Place written | Near Petersburg, Virginia |
Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
Additional Information | Folder Information: Mentions Fredericksburg, Suffolk, North Carolina, and the 1863 Virginia campaign. Burpee was wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia on June 9, 1864 and died a few days later. The collection includes memorabilia connected to his death. Collection includes: 288 letters, 166 envelopes, 14 newspaper clippings, 12 receipts, 1 map, 1 note, 1 probate record, 1 family record, 8 pieces of scrap paper, 1 telegram, 32 miscellaneous military papers, 11 certificates, 3 calling cards, 3 lists, 1 carte de visite, 1 drawing, 6 colored prints, 1 piece of cloth, 1 ribbon, and 1 orderly book. |
Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
Civil War: Unit | 21st Connecticut Infantry |