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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02180.26 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of George F. Morse, 91st regiment, New York, volunteers |
| Title | George F. Morse to father report of battle and retreat and assassination of President Lincoln |
| Date | 19 April 1865 |
| Author | Morse, George F. (fl. 1864-1868) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Report of battle and retreat, loss of knapsack and clothes, assassination of President Lincoln, and an accounting of the wounded and the dead. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Military History Civil War Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Battle Military Supplies Confederate States of America Clothing and Accessories Assassination Lincoln Assassination Death President Injury or Wound |
| Place written | Burkeville, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Health & Medicine |
| 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 | Father |
| Civil War: Unit | 91st New York Volunteers |