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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09315.18 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from a Union private to his wife and family |
| Title | John W. Boston to his wife about how his family and his nation are equally as dear to him |
| Date | 16 May 1863 |
| Author | Boston, John W. (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Boston, Mary J. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Says his family is very dear to him but so is the country. Writes they are in the best camp they've ever had so far. Certain that the rebels will die a traitors' death |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Union Forces Sherman's March to the Sea Military History |
| People | Boston, John W. (fl. 1862-1865) Boston, Mary J. (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Corinth, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 81st Ohio Volunteers, A Company |