Eben Allison to his father about the death of his mother - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC03523.24.043
From Archive Folder	Collection of Eben Allison, A company, 15th regiment, Pennsylvania, cavalry
Title	Eben Allison to his father about the death of his mother
Date	23 February 1863
Author	Allison, Eben (fl. 1861-1865)
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Writes about the death of his mother.
Subjects	Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Cavalry Death Children and Family Religion
People	Allison, Eben (fl. 1861-1865)
Place written	Camp near Murfreesboro
Theme	The American Civil War; Children & Family; Religion
Sub-collection	Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information	Archive Folder information: Allison served in the 15th Pa. Cavalry, "Anderson's Cavalry." Allison's correspondence mentions Murfreesboro (Stones River), Chattanooga, second battle of Dalton (in Georgia against Confederate General Wheeler), Nashville, guerillas, the Presidential election of 1864, and Parson Brownlow. The collection also includes telegraphs, a rare broadside and a cardboard note to his father. Excellent battle and political content.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship	Father
Civil War: Theater of War	Main Western Theater
Civil War: Unit	15th Regiment, Pennsylvania, cavalry