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- GLC#
- GLC00155.01-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- April 4, 1848
- Author/Creator
- Burnett, Wellington Cleveland, 1829-1907
- Title
- to his parents
- Place Written
- Cuernavaca, Mexico
- Pagination
- 3 p. : address ; Height: 34 cm, Width: 39 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
Writes about his enlistment and his promotion to sergeant. Tells his family about his ability to learn the drills faster than anyone in his company and mentions having seen combat. Discusses camp life, rations, and not having a uniform. Mentions the possibility of a promotion to lieutenant. Impression in the upper left-hand corner of an eagle clutching a scroll with a picture of a galleon.
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