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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.21.28 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to Assistant Surgeon Henry F. McSherry of the U.S. Navy |
| Title | Eliza McSherry to Henry F. McSherry regarding excitement in town caused by the presence of soldiers and horses |
| Date | 15 June 1864 |
| Author | McSherry, Eliza (b. 1829) |
| Recipient | McSherry, Henry F. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | References two letters from Henry. Says there has been much excitement in town with soldiers and horses coming through, but no Confederates. Mentions family and says she heard from their sister Kate that their father and sister Anna made it home safely. Says their father went to Baltimore to see him the last time he was there, but it seems they did not meet. Letter is faded with water damage and what seems to be mold. |
| Subjects | Surgeon Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Woman Author Women's History Confederate States of America Children and Family Travel |
| People | McSherry, Henry F. (b. 1837) McSherry, Eliza (b. 1829) |
| Place written | Littlestown, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| 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 Eastern Theater |