Contributed by Belfast Historical Society
Description
William Austin Burgess wrote to his older, married sister, Harriet B. Towne on July 9, 1864 to tell her how he was faring, about camp life and in which engagements with the enemy he had fought. William enlisted with the 59th Massachusetts Infantry, Co. D on February 9, 1864. On August 15, 1864, he died from wounds received less than one week after this letter was written.
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About This Item
- Title: William A. Burgess letter to his sister Harriet, Belfast, 1864
- Creator: William A. Burgess
- Creation Date: 1864-07-09
- Subject Date: 1864-07-09
- Location: Belfast, Waldo County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 17.5 cm x 11.5 cm
- Collection: Burgess Collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Soldiers
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 59th (1864-1865)
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865---Military life
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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