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- GLC#
- GLC03058.13-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- April 28, 1863
- Author/Creator
- Paul, Miles W., fl. 1862-1863
- Title
- to Celicia Paul
- Place Written
- Devishan Hospital, Virginia
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.2 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Paul tells his wife that he has been moved to the Hospital because he became ill while on picket. Paul informs her that his regiment will soon be engaged in a fight, but he doesn't think that he will be part of it. He reminds her that his term of service ends on May 11th, 1863, and he doesn't want her to worry because he feels better and should be alright in a day or two. Paul writes that he did not want to write and tell her he was in the hospital because he thought she would be afraid. He also writes that there has been a lot of rain and that the soldiers in the field will have a tough march. In closing, he mentions that he sent a letter to the Thodes and that he has yet to receive a response.
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