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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06460 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | George Gordon Meade to Leander H. Riddle praising a fallen comrade |
| Date | 28 June 1865 |
| Author | Meade, George Gordon (1815-1872) |
| Recipient | Riddle, Leander H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Praises a fallen comrade and expresses the need for "care and protection of the widows and orphans of those who have offered up their lives in saving the nation." Comments on the death of General Thomas A. Smythe and Brigadier General Thomas. Written on printed stationery of the Army of the Potomac. |
| Subjects | Army of the Potomac Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Children and Family Women's History Death |
| People | Meade, George Gordon (1815-1872) Riddle, Leander H. (fl. 1865) Smyth, Thomas Alfred (1832-1865) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| 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 |