1863-05-22 Letter from Frederick E. Bush and F.W. Bush to Edwin A. Bush Box 2, Folder 6

Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Bush Family Collection

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1863-05-22 Letter from Frederick E. Bush and F.W. Bush to Edwin A. Bush Box 2, Folder 6

Item Data

Title: 1863-05-22 Letter to Edwin A. Bush from Frederick E. Bush and F.W. Bush

Collection Number: MS 2004-23

Scope and Content: Letter to Edwin A. Bush from his father Frederick E. Bush and F.W. Bush dated May 22, 1863. In the beginning of the letter, Frederick provides the latest news about life at home and that he will send him stamps and money. The letter ends with a few lines from F.W. Bush, who mentions his latest fishing trip on the lakes.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 17th Michigan Infantry

Subject: home life

Subject: home front

Subject: care package

Subject Name: Bush, Edwin A.

Subject Name: Bush, Frederick E.

Subject Name: Bush, F.W.

Inclusive Dates: May 22, 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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