Fairchild, Lewis D., 1829-? to Sephronia Fairchild

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GLC#
GLC03523.06.11-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 12, 1865
Author/Creator
Fairchild, Lewis D., 1829-?
Title
to Sephronia Fairchild
Place Written
Petersburg, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 22 cm, Width: 26 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Fairchild writes to his wife from a camp near Petersburg, Virginia. Mentions that men are getting furloughs if their wives are sick. Relates that a deserter was hung, "...it did look awful to see a human being launch in erternity so quick..." Advises his wife to use his bounty if she needs it to make life more comfortable.

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