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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.43.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John Reeser, B company, 197th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry |
| Title | Frederick Ubil to John Reeser requesting help on the farm |
| Date | 24 August 1862 |
| Author | Ubil, Frederick (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Recipient | Reeser, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes Reeser asking for help on the farm and offers to pay him. Request that he plough and sow the clover and purchase phosphate for areas without manure. Inquires about the news of the day and about his neighbors. Mentions not knowing when he will return and having to wait for a draft. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Finance Labor Conscription |
| People | Ubil, Frederick (fl. 1862-1864) Reeser, John (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | John Reeser enlisted as a Private on 16 July 1864. He was mustered into "B" Co. PA 197th Infantry. He was promoted to Corporal on 18 August 1864. He was mustered out on 11 November 1864 at Philadelphia, PA. Jones was part of Company B, 11th Cavalry. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Friend |
| Civil War: Unit | 197th Pennsylvania infantry, B Company |