Type - ex: book, article, monograph, essay

Letter

Title - full title of the work

From Pvt Robert Henry Weston, Co A, 20th MA Inf to Cousin Jennie

Creator - the author

Robert Henry Weston

Date Created

24 September 1862

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

Letter home from a soldier in the field

Abstract - a brief summary of the contents of the text

Author provides summary of movements and regimental losses and states at time of letter he was in the hospital. Author wishes war will end and expresses concern for wife's health This item includes an image of original letter, a transcription, notes about named persons, and a photograph of field hospital.

Rights - a statement of ownership or usage restrictions

This item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States because copyright has expired, but we have not determined its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. You are responsible for your own uses.

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

Maryland

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

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