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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00273.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents of 1861 |
| Title | Abner S. Crosby to his aunt describing life in the military |
| Date | 12 August 1861 |
| Author | Crosby, Abner S. (fl. 1861) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Describes life in the 7th Pennsylvania after the First Battle of Bull Run. Discusses the deaths of friends in battle. Written on attractive patriotic stationery. With P.S.: "my pen is very poor- [inserted: so you must] excuse poor writing" (on side near signature). |
| Subjects | First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle Death Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Patriotic Stationery and Postal Covers |
| Place written | [s.l.] |
| Theme | The American Civil War |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Aunt |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 7th Pennsylvania, Infantry |
| Related documents | Ira to their parents regarding the Battle of Gettysburg George Dewey to John Cullen Bryant regarding a photograph he had sent him |