1862-10-22 Letter from Niece to her Aunt Box 2, Folder 5

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In Folder: Bush Family Collection

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1862-10-22 Letter from Niece to her Aunt Box 2, Folder 5

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Title: 1862-10-22 Letter from Niece to her Aunt

Collection Number: MS 2004-23

Scope and Content: Letter from Niece to her Aunt dated October 22, 1862. In the letter, a niece writes to her aunt about the status of her family and mentions she heard Edwin Bush enlist in the army. She is unsure why so many men are fighting when they do not know what they are fighting for.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 17th Michigan Infantry

Subject: enlistment

Subject: soldier life

Subject: morale

Subject Name: Bush, Edwin A.

Inclusive Dates: October 22, 1862

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

Biography or Historical Note: Bush, Edwin A. West Leroy. Enlisted in company E, Seventeenth Infantry, Aug. 12, 1862, at Ypsilanti, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered Aug. 19, 1862. Died of wounds received in action near Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864.

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