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Catalog Number |
983.36.744 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Scope & Content |
A handwritten letter from J.W.B. Moore to Mrs. Eliza A. Foster, wherein Moore informs Foster of the death of her brother, James H. Pierce. Moore details that Pierce succumbed to double pneumonia. He adds a postscript informing her that he enclosed a lock of Pierce's hair. The letter was sent from Camp Schouler, in New City Point, Virginia. |
Collection |
Grand Army of the Republic Records Collection |
People |
Foster, Eliza A. Moore, J. W. B. Pierce, James H. |
Search Terms |
Grand Army of the Republic GAR GAR Post 89 John H. Chipman, Jr. post Civil War letters correspondence Camp Schouler New City Point, VA servicemen veterans Union soldiers |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Accession number |
983.36 |
Date |
11/08/1864 |