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- GLC#
- GLC02232.16-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- April 19, 1863
- Author/Creator
- Ward, Edward K., 1837-1864
- Title
- to his sister
- Place Written
- Shelbyville, Tennessee
- Pagination
- 3 p. : envelope Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 27.5 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Writes that he is fat and healthy. He's been attending picnics and fishing parties with his lady friends. Reports that they have received orders to prepare for immediate service and advises his sister to keep posted for news of battles in the vicinity. Ward comments on the kindness of the ladies in the area. He writes that he's made many good friends and even has a sweetheart. Asks that his sister remember him to all the girls.
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