Letter from John E. Gillespie to His Father from Langley, Virginia, February 27, 1862

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Description: Letter written by John E. Gillespie, a Union soldier in the 30th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, to his father while stationed in Northern Virginia during the first year of the U.S. Civil War. A typed transcript is included with digital images of Gillespie's original handwritten letters. Excerpt: "We have been expecting marching orders for the last two or three days. The men are all anxious to move (although we are comfortably fixed) & yesterday we got orders to march with three days rations without tents. But this morning I heard that the orders were countermanded."

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Title
Letter from John E. Gillespie to His Father from Langley, Virginia, February 27, 1862
Creator(s)
Gillespie, John E.
Publisher
American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Created
1862-02-27
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 -- 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_0009
Related Work
John E. Gillespie Collection

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