Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 to Bro Hold

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GLC#
GLC02744.163-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
06 March 1864
Author/Creator
Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864
Title
to Bro Hold
Place Written
Washington, North Carolina
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

He compares Sundays in the army to Sundays at home. He thinks especially of children on the Sabbath day and their connection to their parents. He thinks of how all soldiers are connected by the desire to see their loved ones again.

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