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Bope, Conrad, 1839-1917 to Eliza Jane Bope

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.03.12 Author/Creator: Bope, Conrad, 1839-1917 Place Written: Bellefonte, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 August 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

Bope writes to his sister from camp at Bellefonte and complains of the march over the Cumberland mountains. He "fell out" of the march for the first time due to excessive heat. Comments on the "Copperheads" in Ohio. Expresses anger at a friend who joined the Copperheads.

Bope, Conrad, 1839-1917
Bope, Eliza Jane, 1846-?

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