Civil War letter to Ella Melendy

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In this letter, John Emory Fuller tells his fiancé of the death of his commanding officer, Brigadier General Frederick Lander, who died of pneumonia in March of 1862, at Paw Paw, Virginia. Fuller was sick and still in the hospital when he wrote this letter. Although his doctor had issued him a furlough, he did not go to the sanitorium in Wellsville, Ohio.

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Item typeLetter
AuthorFuller, John Emory
Date1862-03-05
PlaceMaryland
TopicMilitary, Wars, Battles
EraCivil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
EventAmerican Civil War. 1861–1865
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatHandwriting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: manuscript, paper, ink Height: 8.00 in Width: 5.00 in
Catalog #L01.091
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Fuller, John Emory. Civil War letter to Ella Melendy. March 5, 1862. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l01-091/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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