Letters, 1864 September - 1865 July.

ArchivalResource

Letters, 1864 September - 1865 July.

Letters between Andrew Burwell, a Union soldier, and his wife Mary in Wisconsin. Mary's letters focus on life at home and her increased responsibility in finance and family management. Andrew's letters detail camp life and troop movement of the Army of the Potomac in Virginia during the final year of the war.

.20 cu. ft. (55 items)

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67t213s (corporateBody)

Burwell, Andrew, 1841-1924

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64176n2 (person)

Resident of Montello, Wisconsin; joined 5th Infantry Regiment of Wisconsin volunteers in 1864; in action with the Army of the Potomac near Petersburg, Virginia; wounded and hospitalized in Virginia and Washington, D.C.; mustered out in July 1865. From the description of Letters, 1864 September - 1865 July. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 16699741 ...

Burwell, Mary E.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6708jw9 (person)