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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00066.082 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Pearce family correspondence |
| Title | Edgar Pearce to father discouraging him from enlisting |
| Date | 24 May 1863 |
| Author | Pearce, Edgar (fl. 1860-1869) |
| Recipient | Pearce, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Advises his father, William, not to join the military again due to his health and the pay. Mentions that his regiment is growing. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Soldier's Pay Union Forces Military History Health and Medical |
| People | Pearce, William Pearce, Edgar |
| Place written | Alton, Illinois |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |