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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06729.081 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of the Phillips family and soldiers in 9th Alabama Infantry |
| Title | John C. Phillips to Uncle John reporting the death of George W. Phillips |
| Date | 20 July 1862 |
| Author | Phillips, John C. (fl. 1861-1886) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Describes the fighting and the death of his brother George, writing "worst of all, Brother George got killed he got shot through the head." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Battle Seven Days Battle Death |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | This collection contains 111 war date plus 62 reconstruction and postwar letters. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Uncle |
| Civil War: Unit | 9th Alabama Infantry |