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Bope, Conrad (1839-1917) [Collection of Conrad, Abraham and John Bope] [decimalized]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.03 Author/Creator: Bope, Conrad (1839-1917) Place Written: [various places] Type: Header Record Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 23 letters Order a Copy

Collection consists of 10 Conrad Bope letters (1861-63), 4 John Bope letters (1862) and 9 Abraham Bope letters (1862-65). Conrad and John Bope served in the 49th Ohio Volunteers, while Abraham served in the 61st Ohio Volunteers. Letters mention the Battle of Shiloh, General William Starke Rosecrans, and the Chattanooga campaign. Abraham Bope served in the Army of the Potomac and mentions the Battle of Chancellorsville and Confederate General John Hunt Morgan.

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