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Letter

Title - full title of the work

From Pvt John Spital Halley, Co H, 4th VT Inf to Sister Mary

Creator - the author

John Spital Halley

Date Created

October 5, 1862

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

Letter from a soldier in the field

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Author mentions a minor injury sustained during the Battle of Antietam. This item includes images of the original letter, a transcription

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Original with family member or collector

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Temporal Coverage - time period covered in the text

October 1862

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

Maryland

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