Letter from John E. Gillespie to His Father from Camp Pierpont, Langley, Virginia, October 14, 1861

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Description: Letter written by John E. Gillespie, a Union soldier in the 30th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, to his father during the early months of the U.S. Civil War. A typed transcript is included with digital images of Gillespie's original handwritten letters. Excerpt: "Last Wednesday about 3 o'clock in the afternoon we got marching orders. We packed our knapsacks & fell into line, where we stood for over two hours, waiting for wagons to carry our camp equipage, but finally we broke ranks & went to our quarters, got our supper, struck our tents, formed into line again, took our place in our Brigade & left Tenallytown 'en route' for the sacred soil of Virginia, crossed the Chain Bridge & marched about four miles on this side to a place called Langley where we arrived about eleven o'clock."

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Title
Letter from John E. Gillespie to His Father from Camp Pierpont, Langley, Virginia, October 14, 1861
Creator(s)
Gillespie, John E.
Publisher
American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Created
1861-10-14
Issued
2023-09-29
Genre
correspondence
Topical Subject(s)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life -- Union ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Virginia ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Union ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Pennsylvania
Country
United States
First Order Political Division
Virginia
County
Fairfax
City
Langley
Rights Statement
Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
Local Identifier
SC_Gillespie_0005
Related Work
John E. Gillespie Collection

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