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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02171.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles Nicholson, battery L, 5th regiment, Pennsylvania, heavy artillery |
| Title | Charles Nicolson to Allie regarding his father's health |
| Date | 1864 |
| Author | Nicolson, Charles (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He learned by letter that his father has become an invalid. He talks of the various troubles associated with their father's illness. He tells Allie not undervalue letter writing, particularly when she is so gifted. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Children and Family Women's History Women's Education Health and Medical |
| People | Nicolson, Charles (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Charles Nicholson was a Private in the 5th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Co. L. Other letters were written by another soldier in the same family, to their cousin Alice. Writes about Lincoln's death and a cousin's death in Libby prison. |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Unit | 5th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery |