1863-04-08 Letter from Edwin A. Bush to Friends at Home, Box 2, Folder 7

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In Folder: Bush Family Collection

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1863-04-08 Letter from Edwin A. Bush to Friends at Home, Box 2, Folder 7

Item Data

Title: 1863-04-08 Letter from Edwin A. Bush to Friends at home

Collection Number: MS 2004-23

Scope and Content: Letter from Edwin A. Bush to friends at home dated April 8, 1863. In the letter, Edwin answers the latest letters he has received from home and discuss the sort of activities he and his fellow soldiers do while stationed in camp. He continues his letter by discussing his daily routine, such as roll call, drills, and duties.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 17th Michigan Infantry

Subject: home front

Subject: camp life

Subject: soldier behavior

Subject: soldier life

Subject: soldier duty

Subject: drills

Subject Name: Bush, Edwin A.

Inclusive Dates: April 8, 1863

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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