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Brown, Jesse (1844-1933) to Caleb Brown and Emily Brown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.15.10 Author/Creator: Brown, Jesse (1844-1933) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 June 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.3 x 12.9 cm.

Summary of Content: Asks them to send stamps and a red pepper. It would be more expensive to send blankets than for his mother to buy them at home. Written from the 5th Maine Battery.

Background Information: Brown enlisted as a private. On 10 December 1861 he was transferred to the K Company, Maine 18th Infantry, and a year later was transferred to the K Company, Maine 1st Heavy ...Artillery. He also served in the C Company, Maine Coast Guard. Brown was wounded 18 June 1864 in Petersburg.See More

People: Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933

Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Subjects: Civil WarMilitary HistoryUnion ForcesUnion Soldier's LetterSoldier's LetterChildren and FamilyDiet and nutritionPost OfficeHome FurnishingsFinance

Sub Era: The American Civil War

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