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Bogart, Abram, fl. 1825-1865 Collection of Abram Bogart [Decimalized .01-.32]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.11 Author/Creator: Bogart, Abram, fl. 1825-1865 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 32 letters, 22 envelopes Order a Copy

Abram Bogart's correspondence discusses the war and his experience in the army. The collection of letters primarily details army life, much of which focuses on his disdain for senior officers and the treatment of privates in the army. The vast majority of the letters are written to his wife, with some of them also addressed to their children. Bogart struggles with loneliness and often complains of homesickness throughout the collection. Of particular interest are his war date letters from South Carolina and Florida.

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