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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.21.24 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to Assistant Surgeon Henry F. McSherry of the U.S. Navy |
| Title | Eliza McSherry to Henry F. McSherry |
| Date | 24 August 1863 |
| Author | McSherry, Eliza (b. 1829) |
| Recipient | McSherry, Henry F. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Eliza to her brother Henry. Says she received a letter from Anna and that she does not know where to direct letters to him. Says she will tell Anna where to write. Claims that Kate said that he would probably be in Baltimore last week to go up to Martinsburg and that she thought of accompanying him. Suspects he will not get off until after his examination though, which the newspapers say is next week. Says William (their brother who was 16) has gone to Chambersburg to see about the draft even though he is not in this one. Wonders if "[Robert E.] Lee may come over to Maryland. I am very glad they are not coming to Penna. tho' I do not believe there is much reliance to be placed in newspaper reports. it is very likely tho' that he is not strong enough to attempt another invasion, there may be raids now and then." |
| Subjects | Surgeon Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Woman Author Women's History Conscription Confederate States of America Confederate General or Leader Journalism Children and Family |
| People | McSherry, Eliza (b. 1829) McSherry, Henry F. (b. 1837) |
| 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 |