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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.06.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lewis D. Fairchild |
| Title | Sephronia B. Fairchild to Lewis D. Fairchild looking forward to his return |
| Date | 16 July 1865 |
| Author | Fairchild, Sephronia B. (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Additional authors | Fairchild, Eunice (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Sephronia writes to her husband Lewis asking when he will be discharged. States that the family is waiting and watching for his return every day. States many soldiers are returning home and that all who enlisted under the Act of 1863 (the first conscription act) will get their bounty. The fourth page of the letter is very faded and mostly illegible, but it is from his daughter Eunice and is dated 16 July 1865. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Woman Author Women's History Conscription Soldier's Pay Finance Children and Family |
| People | Fairchild, Lewis D. (b. 1829) Fairchild, Sephronia (fl. 1864-1865) Fairchild, Eunice (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Place written | Exeter, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Fairchild enlisted on 4 January 1864 at Exeter, New York as a private. He was mustered into "L" Co. New York 2nd Heavy Artillery. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |