Civil War letters, 1861-1863 (inclusive).

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Civil War letters, 1861-1863 (inclusive).

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Contemporary, holograph copies of Civil War letters, May 10-July 16, 1861 and September 8, 1862-November 5, 1863, sent to his father and sisters (Anna and Mary), all evidently of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letters were written from Washington, D.C., Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and many locales in Maryland and Virginia. Battles described include Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 17th (1861). Company F.

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Sterling, J. Frank (Joseph Frank)

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Soldier, of (Philadelphia?) Pennsylvania; mustered into the 17th Infantry Regiment (formerly the 1st Artillery Regiment), Pennsylvania militia, as a private, May 1861; mustered out, August 1861; mustered into Company C of the 121st Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, as the captain, September 1862; wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; died of wounds [or, rather, mustered out?], November 6, 1863. Full name: Joseph Frank[lin?] Sterling. From the description of Civ...