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Collection Reference Number GLC02744.185
From Archive Folder Collection of Thomas Francis Burpee, field and staff, 21st regiment, Connecticut, infantry 
Title Thomas F. Burpee to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee giving financial advice and describing his camp
Date 9 May 1864
Author Burpee, Thomas Francis (1830-1864)  
Recipient Burpee, Adaline  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description He writes that the government bonds are far safer than Bissell Bank. Encamped outside Portsmouth in a very dry area. she believes his letter to Alonzo was very severe.
Subjects Soldier's Letter  Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Union Soldier's Letter  Infantry  Battle  Confederate States of America  Death  Estate  Genealogy  Photography  Military Uniforms  Orderly Book  Religion  Soldier's Diary    
People Burpee, Thomas Francis (1830-1864)  Burpee, Adaline (fl. 1862-1864)  
Place written Portsmouth, Virginia
Theme The American Civil War; Banking & Economics
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information Folder Information: Mentions Fredericksburg, Suffolk, North Carolina, and the 1863 Virginia campaign. Burpee was wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia on June 9, 1864 and died a few days later. The collection includes memorabilia connected to his death. Collection includes: 288 letters, 166 envelopes, 14 newspaper clippings, 12 receipts, 1 map, 1 note, 1 probate record, 1 family record, 8 pieces of scrap paper, 1 telegram, 32 miscellaneous military papers, 11 certificates, 3 calling cards, 3 lists, 1 carte de visite, 1 drawing, 6 colored prints, 1 piece of cloth, 1 ribbon, and 1 orderly book.
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship Wife  
Civil War: Theater of War Main Eastern Theater  
Civil War: Unit 21st Connecticut Infantry