Bope, Conrad, 1839-1917 to Eliza Jane Bope

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GLC#
GLC03523.03.12-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
25 August 1863
Author/Creator
Bope, Conrad, 1839-1917
Title
to Eliza Jane Bope
Place Written
Bellefonte, Alabama
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 25 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Bope writes to his sister from camp at Bellefonte and complains of the march over the Cumberland mountains. He "fell out" of the march for the first time due to excessive heat. Comments on the "Copperheads" in Ohio. Expresses anger at a friend who joined the Copperheads.

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