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Collection Reference Number GLC00066.148
From Archive Folder Collection of Pearce family correspondence 
Title Thirza Pearce to father about beginning of the state draft
Date 3 August 1862
Author Pearce, Thirza (fl. 1860-1869)  
Recipient Pearce, William  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Discusses the beginning of the state draft. Reports that with the draft beginning, they are still finding volunteers. Also expects not to attend college in the next year.
Subjects Women's History  Education  Union Forces  Conscription  Recruitment  Military History  
People Pearce, William  Pearce, Thirza  
Place written Marietta, Ohio
Theme The American Civil War; Children & Family; Women in American History
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