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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09271.4 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 5 letters written during Sherman's March to the Sea |
| Title | Letter from Albert Whitley to his sister and brother with news that he is to start marching home |
| Date | 29 April 1865 |
| Author | Whitley, Albert (fl. 1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He writes that tomorrow they will start marching home, first to Richmond and from there to Washington. He also comments on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. |
| Subjects | Sherman's March to the Sea Soldier's Letter Union Forces Confederate States of America Military History Civil War Union Soldier's Letter |
| People | Whitley, Albert (fl. 1865) Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Place written | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 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 | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |