Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife

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GLC#
GLC04558.163-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
25 September 1864
Author/Creator
Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918
Title
To his wife
Place Written
Fort Powhattan, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Cross written. Receives 10 months pay ($150) in "Green Backs": "four [months] of which I had drawn once before . . . . " Can not use the dollar his wife sent him because it is state money. Fever & ague strike the regiment; drawing clothes rations; expects to be mustered out on November 11th.

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