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Collection Reference Number GLC02744.157
From Archive Folder Collection of Thomas Francis Burpee, field and staff, 21st regiment, Connecticut, infantry 
Title Thomas F. Burpee to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee regarding the new town's 'negro shanties'
Date 20 February 1864
Author Burpee, Thomas Francis (1830-1864)  
Recipient Burpee, Adaline  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description He describes the new town he is in as having "negro shanties" and no pavements. He writes he is making his tent very comfortable. Mentions Alonzo.
Subjects Soldier's Letter  Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Union Soldier's Letter  Infantry    
People Burpee, Thomas Francis (1830-1864)  Burpee, Adaline (fl. 1862-1864)  
Place written New Bern, North Carolina
Theme The American Civil War; African Americans
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