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Letter

Title - full title of the work

From Edwin Martin Whipple, Co. C, 111th PA Inf to Parents

Creator - the author

Edwin Martin Whipple

Date Created

September 21, 1862

Subject - ex: regimental history, personal memoir, battle narrative

Letter home from soldier in the field

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News from the field writer mentions critical loss in regiment and injury sustained to chest. This item includes an image of original letter, a transcription, and another soldier mentioned

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Original with family member or collector

Letter on The Glorious Dead

Temporal Coverage - time period covered in the text

September 1862

Spatial Coverage - place(s) or geographic area covered in the text

Harpers Ferry

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Transcribed and posted online by William Griffing at Spared & Shared, used here with permission