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- GLC#
- GLC03523.08.06-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 17 July 1861
- Author/Creator
- Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865
- Title
- to Benjamen H. Tyre
- Place Written
- West Chester, Pennsylvania
- Pagination
- 3 p. : envelope Height: 25 cm, Width: 40 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Reports from Camp Wayne to his cousin. Indicates he is now in the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment of the Reserve Corps, commanded by Colonel Harvey. Asks if Benjamen would come for a visit, telling him that the fare is 65 cents each way. Suggests that his cousin should enlist in the Reserve Corps or Bakers California Regiment. Requests his letters be sent to: Douglas guards in care of Captain Martins, Camp Wayne, West Chester, PA. Envelope addressed to Benjamen H. Tyre, in care of Albert Beckman, N.W. Corner of 3rd & Georges St, 16th Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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