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- GLC#
- GLC03523.07.22-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- February 9, 1864
- Author/Creator
- Henry, Josiah E., 1840-?
- Title
- to John and Sophia Henry
- Place Written
- Burlington, Vermont
- Pagination
- 2 p. : envelope Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 24.3 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Henry writes to his parents, probably from Burlington, Vermont. Refers to some fighting and the fact their lines are very weak. Discusses a delay in his pay. Comments on the cold, rainy weather. Letter has the logo of the "U.S. Christian Commission," which was a women's organization formed in 1861 to distribute Bibles, goods and supplies to the Union army.
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