to his sister

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 to his sister

GLC02016.081

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GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
13 April 1865
Author/Creator
Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
Title
to his sister
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Comments that everyone thinks that the war is coming to a close. Likens main Street in Richmond to Chestnut Street in Philadelphia and observes that the people of the city are beginning to "come out of their holes and reconcile themselves to the new order of things." Is sorry and worried that his sister Kate is ill and waits for news from her. Reports that he went before the military Board of Examinations and passed his exam for promotion to First Lieutenant.

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