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Letter

Title - full title of the work

From Pvt Henry Clark, Co. A, 3rd VT Inf to Mother

Creator - the author

Henry Clark

Date Created

October 4, 1862

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

Letter from the field

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Author mentions the Battle of Bull Run, falling ill, and requests money for medicine. The author voices opinions on McClellan and Pope. This item includes images of the original letter and a transcription.

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Original with family member or collector

Letter on Spared & Shared

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