Civil War letters, 1861-1863.

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Civil War letters, 1861-1863.

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Letters from Sterling to his family while serving with 17th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (formerly 1st Light Artillery) and Company C of 121st Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, including descriptions of the battles of Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. Places represented include Washington, D.C., and Virginia.

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

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Light Artillery Regiment, 1st

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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...