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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.26.21 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles Woolston, 3rd regiment, Pennsylvania, cavalry |
| Title | Siss Lownsbury to Maria Woolston, consoling her on the death of her son |
| Date | 22 June 1865 |
| Author | Lownsbury, Siss (fl. 1865) |
| Recipient | Woolston, Maria |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Condolence letter for the death of Charles Woolston, a soldier in the 3rd regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry who died of bronchitis and typhoid fever on 11 June 1865. Possibly written to Maria Woolston, Charles' mother. Expresses her sorrow at his death and at this "crul war" that also killed her brother. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Civil War Military History Union Forces Death Typhoid Fever Disease Health and Medical |
| People | Lownsbury, Siss (fl. 1865) Woolston, Charles (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Charles Woolston enlisted as a private on 7 October 1864 in Company U, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Pennsylvania. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Cousin |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 3rd Pennsylvania cavalry, U Company |