Type - ex: book, article, monograph, essay

Letter

Title - full title of the work

From Sgt Martin (“Mat”) Pierce, Co D, 126th NY Inf to Friend Albert

Creator - the author

Martin (“Mat”) Pierce

Date Created

September 6, 1862

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

Letter from soldier in the field

Abstract - a brief summary of the contents of the text

Autor mentions the state of his unit, the terrain at Harper’s Ferry, and a soldier's suicide. This item includes images of the original letter, a transcription, and mentions of several other soldiers.

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Source - holder or donor of the original document

Original with family member or collector

Letter on Spared & Shared

Temporal Coverage - time period covered in the text

September 1862

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

Bolivar Heights, Harper’s Ferry

Description - notes, provenance, or other information about the text

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