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Grants Burpee a leave of absence

Assistant Adjutant General grants Burpee a leave of absence for health reasons

GLC02744.246

Circular No. 17

Circular informing commanding officers to complete a blank form on the history between March 1, 1863 to September 30, 1863.

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to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

He writes about his faith in God. He answers her questions regarding his trunk.

GLC02744.095

to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

He mentions that Chelsea is coming home. Talks about the whiskey ration that he says is usually unnecesary. Fortunately the officers in his regiment don't drink. Written in a camp near Falmouth

GLC02744.107

to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

He writes that there has been nonstop fighting for three days.

GLC02744.108

to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

He writes that his horse had a narrow escape from a bullet. M.B Metcalf was seriously injured but will be well soon. Written in camp opposite Fredericksburg

GLC02744.111

to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

Martin Metcalf ended up dying. He was entrusted with carrying out his last request; mailing his bible to his family. Written in a camp near Falmouth

GLC02744.112

J.W. Thayer, Esq.

He writes she must have learned from the paper that the army has moved.speculates that McClellan could have destroyed the Rebels after the battle of Antietam, but he stopped to recruit, thus giving the Rebels time to regroup.

GLC02744.115

to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

He writes about getting settled in the tenement. Written in camp opposite Fredericksburg

GLC02744.123

to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

He talks about not feeling well and reassures his wife that he will be fine and not to worry. He says he's not sure what it would be like to be out of camp and be home. Written in camp opposite Fredericksburg

GLC02744.131

to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

Second page contains only address for future mail.

The 21st is five miles from where he is and he will be going in the morning. describes the weather. Written in a camp near Suffolk, Virginia

GLC02744.143

to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

Details capture of Confederate battery and shares his views on the course of the war.

GLC02744.147

to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

He does not think the enemy will attack them here as they have 30 thousand men and a lot of artillery. Thanks her for her letter and the children's letters.

GLC02744.148

to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

Details his own soldiers having a conversation across the river with Confederate soldiers. Written in a camp near Suffolk, Virginia

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to Charley Burpee

He is very glad to hear he is well. Tells him to love mother.

GLC02744.186

to Mrs. Thomas Burpee

Original version of 190. Written at Drewry's Bluff battlefield.

GLC02744.191

to Mrs. Thomas Burpee

Glad god is taking care of his family. He writes that the papers do not give an accurate account of the fight. They aren't even mentioned.

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to Mrs. Thomas Burpee

copy of 199

GLC02744.200

to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

The clerk informs Mrs. Burpee that her husband has been wounded by a sharpshooter.

Copy

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to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

Original of 204.

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Receipt of Adeline M. Burpee

She paid $8.90 for fees on the estate of Thomas Burpee.

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to Mrs. Thomas Burpee

He writes he received her letter regarding her husband's possessions. He will do his best. He must decide what to do with his horse. He sends his condolences.

GLC02744.211

2nd mail receipt her husbands possessions

This is for one box

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In Memory of Some of the Gallant Dead of this Army...

A catalogue of redoubts and batteries that will be named after dead soldiers

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to Mrs. Thomas Burpee

He is concerned because he has not heard from her. He encloses the key for his carpet bag. Everything else is in the hands of Mr. Gallup.

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to Thomas W. Thayer

Thayer asks Buckingham to give Mrs. Burpee his kindest and regards and say that he had nothing but the utmost respect for her husband from the time he entered the service.

GLC02744.223

General Orders No. 31

He believes that after 23 days of hardship the tides are turning once again. Renewed expressions of confidence and thanks.

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to Thomas F. Burpee

He requests that Burpee send the commissioned officers to their office as his company will be designated Rifle C. J 5th Reg.

GLC02744.240

General Orders, No. 254

How to organize the volunteers that must be accepted and enrolled.

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Invoice of Ordinance and Ordinance Stores

Copy of 252.

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partial letter or diary entry

Describes a kind of tension that has come between two friends on account of a marriage.

GLC02744.258

partial letter or diary entry

He talks about the kind of drills they are doing.

GLC02744.260

1 print

Features lady liberty balancing the scales of justice above Ft. Sumter

GLC02744.263

Superior Court envelope

for Col. Thomas Burpee, April and May 1861

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to Friends

very faded. Ends with a poem and 2 circles that look as if they were made of hair.

GLC02744.268

Obituary for Thomas F. Burpee

Died before he could find out about his promotion.

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unidentified woman in dress

Most likely Adeline Burpee.

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to Parents

Informs his parents about how the family is doing

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Selected for the Afflicted

Includes note at the bottom saying that mother has been sick with the mumps.

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envelope with picture of Camp Huntington

5th Regiment., Conn. on front

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Comrades of the Gallant 21st Conn.

Reunion piece on the regiment and all the people they lost.

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to Thomas Burpee

Mostly illegible scribbles. In a different hand, probably his mother, writes Charley loves his father very much.

GLC02744.297

to Cousin

He writes that he would like to see a cotton field. He talks about how his school will be "examined" on Friday.

GLC02744.304

to Lucien

He tells him to help his mother and take care of Charlie.

GLC02744.306

I Want to be an Angel

poem

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Buckingham and Union-7,000 to 10,000 Majorit
Copperheadism on its Last Legs

2 articles: inevitable triumph and the victories along the way

GLC02744.331

3 Calling Cards for the Hammonds

One for Lucy, one for Hiram and one stating when Mrs.Hammond will be home.

GLC02744.333

to Charles Burpee

The date stamped on envelope s January 27th, 1926, but in red someone wrote, Rockville 1860.

GLC02744.338

Scratch paper

Used for accounting or as a ledger.

GLC02744.340

to Rev. and Dear Brother

He arrived home and found all things well, is enclosing something for his daughter.

GLC02744.345