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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03058.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Miles W. Paul, H company, 131st regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry |
| Title | Miles W. Paul to Celicia Paul tells her about camp life, food rations and other Companies he came in contact with |
| Date | 1862 |
| Author | Paul, Miles W. (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Paul tells his wife about camp life, food rations and other Companies he came in contact with. He informs her that he doesn't know when he will get his bounty money, but that he will send money along once he gets it. He also advises her to take their cow up to Thode, presumably a family friend or relative, to keep it from running off again. No month on document, word processor inventory indicates month as August. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Infantry Military Camp Military Provisions Military Rations Soldier's Pay Diet and Nutrition Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| Place written | Camp Curton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 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 Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 131st Pennsylvania Infantry, H company |