1862-10-31 Letter from Henry Bush to Edwin A. Bush Box 2, Folder 5

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In Folder: Bush Family Collection

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1862-10-31 Letter from Henry Bush to Edwin A. Bush Box 2, Folder 5

Item Data

Title: 1862-10-31 Letter from Henry to Edwin A. Bush

Collection Number: MS 2004-23

Scope and Content: Letter from Henry to Edwin A. Bush dated October 31, 1862. In the letter, Henry talks about the draft and recruitment into the army. He discusses his struggle between choosing to go to school or enlist.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 17th Michigan Infantry

Subject: home front

Subject: home life

Subject: enlistment

Subject Name: Bush, Edwin A.

Inclusive Dates: October 31, 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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