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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03858.01.18 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John A. Parrot |
| Title | John A. Parrott to his father announcing that he has married and will resign from the army if his health does not improve |
| Date | 20 August 1863 |
| Author | Parrott, John A. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Recipient | Parrott, C. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | father [C. Parrott] He is going to join the regiment next Monday. He is married and gives news that his wife is going to New York to stay with family. He may resign if his health does not improve but stands "on the top of the pile here now and I intend to keep there." He sent a notice of his marriage to his father and invites him to put in the local paper if he so wishes. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Infantry Marriage Women's History Health and Medical Journalism |
| People | Parrott, John A. (fl. 1862-1864) Parrott, C. (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Place written | Prophetstown, Illinois |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Women in American History |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Father |
| Civil War: Unit | 34th Illinois Infantry, B company |