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Letter from Pvt. Bird B. Wright to his wife Ann R. Wright (Sept. 21, 1862) [Letter]
Contributor:Wright, Bird B. Author
Contributor:Wright, Ann R. Recipient
Publisher:U.S. National Park Sevice
Published: 09/29/2001
Access:Public access
Restrictions:Public domain
Is Part Of:Civil War Heritage Digital Collection
Format/Size:2 p. letter + 1 p. transcription
Subject:Wright, Bird B.
Subject:8th Regiment Florida, Infantry, Confederate -- Soldiers -- Letters
Subject:U.S. Civil War soldier letter
Subject:United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Park name:Gettysburg National Military Park
Place:Virginia -- Jefferson County -- Shepherdstown
Time Period:09/21/1862
Summary:Private Wright of Co. B, 8th Florida Regiment, Confederate writes to his wife to describe a gunshot wound he received in a fight near Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland. He asks for her or his brother to come see him and give instructions for how to get there. According to the published roster, Pvt. Bird's wound was mortal.
Related to:Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System (http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/)
Location:GETT Library
Source:8 1/2 x 11 inch photocopy of original letter
Source:Scanned on HP ScanJet at 300 dpi; black marks from photocopy process erased from image; saved as uncompressed TIF file

Record Number:7953
Record Owner:NPS Focus Program
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