Bope, Abraham, 1837-? to John Sr. and Lydia Bope

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GLC#
GLC03523.03.23-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 31, 1865
Author/Creator
Bope, Abraham, 1837-?
Title
to John Sr. and Lydia Bope
Place Written
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 25.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Bope writes to his parents from Goldsboro. Reports he has "... finished the gratest and the best campaign since the war." Informs they have marched through the entire state of South Carolina, burning houses. Discusses in detail the towns he passed through. Comments that he went through two pairs of boots and marched the last three days barefoot.

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