Bope, Abraham, 1837-? to Eliza Jane Bope

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GLC#
GLC03523.03.16-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
21 May 1863
Author/Creator
Bope, Abraham, 1837-?
Title
to Eliza Jane Bope
Place Written
Stafford, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 25.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Bope writes to his sister from a camp near Stafford. Discusses picket duty. Mentions the surrender of Jackson, Mississippi, and comments the war will soon be over. Refers to a coward in his regiment who was willingly taken prisoner by the Confederates. Complains that the weather is too warm. Asks her to write him more often. Envelope has a color emblem with the phrase, "The Union Forever."

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