Anselm Sterne papers, 1862-1875.

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Anselm Sterne papers, 1862-1875.

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Includes letter from Sterne to the mother of Louis Merz, after Merz was killed at the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam), Sept. 28, 1862; a furlough (1864 Jan. 5) issued to Sterne; a pledge of honor not to abuse his parole (1864 Sept. 27), signed by Sterne, who was detailed to serve wounded Confederate prisoners after he had been captured by Federal troops following the 3rd Battle of Winchester; and eulogies in the La Grange Reporter and the Pittsburgh Evening Leader relating to the death of Louis Merz (1875).

12 p.

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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Confederate States of America

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During the Civil War, the Confederate States of America issued their own currency notes. These circulated like cash, but were technically bills of credit. At the beginning of the war, they circulated widely, but by the end of the war they had lost nearly all their value. Many of the bills remained in private hands after the war and became collectible as memorabilia. Other bills, which the Union Army had confiscated, were in the hands of the United States War Department; it transferred them to th...

Sterne, Anselm, 1839-1914

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Confederate soldier. From the description of Anselm Sterne papers, 1862-1875. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 657849316 ...

Merz, Louis, 1833-1862

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