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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09315.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from a Union private to his wife and family |
| Title | John W. Boston to his wife and children sharing his fear that she will be "ravished" while he is away |
| Date | 12 April 1863 |
| Author | Boston, John W. (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Boston, Mary J. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs her that officers claim they will all be home in five months. Fears that someone will ravish his wife while he is away, asks if she received the money he sent. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Union Forces Sherman's March to the Sea Military History |
| People | Boston, John W. (fl. 1862-1865) Boston, Mary J. (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Corinth, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 81st Ohio Volunteers, A Company |