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Letter. Martin A. Leonard, Petersburg, Virginia, to Joseph S. Leonard, [Richmond, Virginia], 1862 October 8

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSN/CW 1000-5

Scope and Contents

From August 1862 to February 1863 Pvt. Martin Leonard was hospitalized at Petersburg, suffering from what he describes (in MSN/CW 1000-3) as typhoid fever. The letter is addressed to Martin's brother Joseph S. Leonard, also a private in Company C of the 48th North Carolina and also hospitalized during this period, at Richmond. The letter mentions the conscription of another brother, Henry G. Leonard.

Dates

  • Creation: 1862 October 8

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

ALS, ink on lined blue paper, 2 pages (26 x 20 cm.) on 1 sheet.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository

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