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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.43.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John Reeser, B company, 197th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry |
| Title | Mathias Glauner to John Reeser regarding low wages and repairing a bridge |
| Date | 1 October 1863 |
| Author | Glauner, Mathias (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Reeser, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses arriving in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to look for work. Comments on the low wages in Washington and finding higher wages in Alexandria. Describes beginning work on Saturday repairing a bridge that the rebels tried burning. Reports that the bridge is about two miles from Alexandria on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. Inquires about his farm. Comments on his boss telling him he strikes the men too quickly. |
| Subjects | Washington, D.C. Labor Office Seeker Finance Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Infrastructure Confederate States of America Railroad Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Glauner, Mathias (fl. 1863) Reeser, John (fl. 1862-1865) Warren, Gouverneur Kemble (1830-1882) |
| Place written | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | John Reeser enlisted as a Private on 16 July 1864. He was mustered into "B" Co. PA 197th Infantry. He was promoted to Corporal on 18 August 1864. He was mustered out on 11 November 1864 at Philadelphia, PA. Jones was part of Company B, 11th Cavalry. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Friend |
| Civil War: Unit | 197th Pennsylvania infantry, B Company |