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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07205.058 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from a Union soldier called Albert |
| Title | Albert to Sister Sophia |
| Date | 17 April 1862 |
| Author | Albert (fl. 1861-) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Gen. Abercrombie received his brigade the other day and marched very poorly. The boys call him Old Crabtree Abercrombie. He is glad his sister is attending school. The other day they arrested a man on suspicion of being a spy and subsequently hung him. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Confederate States of America Military Law Death Penalty Death Spying Union Soldier's Letter Union General Women's History Women's Education Education |
| Place written | Fort Monroe, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family; Education |
| 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: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |