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Language
English
Abstract
Letter by Philip Reesman, a Union soldier stationed in West Virginia, to his father John Reesman. He requests that his father
take care of recent debts at home, mentions his unit's move out of winter quarters, and his apprehension that they will soon
be deployed in a hard battle. The letter is written on stationary with Union Army letterhead with the lyrics of "Answer to
Who Will Care for Mother Now?".
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Philip Reesman, Civil War Soldier's Letter., A&M 2711, West Virginia
and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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