John W. Boston to his wife and children telling his sons to go to school and describing his surroundings - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC09315.40
From Archive Folder	Letters from a Union private to his wife and family
Title	John W. Boston to his wife and children telling his sons to go to school and describing his surroundings
Date	1864
Author	Boston, John W. (fl. 1862-1865)
Recipient	Boston, Mary J.
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Tells his sons to go to school. Back appears to be intended for wife. Describes the part of the country's he's in and compares it to Putnam County
Subjects	Soldier's Letter Union Forces Sherman's March to the Sea Military History
People	Boston, John W. (fl. 1862-1865) Boston, Mary J. (fl. 1862-1865)
Place written	s.l.
Theme	The American Civil War; 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: Recipient Relationship	Wife
Civil War: Unit	81st Ohio Volunteers, A Company