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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07225 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Mary Oden to Emily J. Semmes re: death of Gen. Paul Semmes (to his widow) |
| Date | 10 July 1863 |
| Author | Oden, Mary (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Semmes, Emily J. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from his deathbed nurse, on the day he died with postscript: "A few moments before the General died, he asked for his sword, laying it across his arm, he asked again for his testament." Page 5 is a smaller, additional sheet. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Woman Author Women's History Death Religion |
| Place written | Martinsburg |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Religion |
| 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 |