Autograph letter signed : Baton Rouge, La., to [John Rogers, Roxbury, Mass.,?].

Item Information

Title:
Autograph letter signed : Baton Rouge, La., to [John Rogers, Roxbury, Mass.,?].
Description:
Alfred R. Glover's body was brought back to Massachusetts and buried in Forest Hills Cemetery. His wife, Mary Louisa Bodge Glover, died on September 10, 1864, of phthisis, though according to Henry A. Willis, historian of the 53rd Regiment, she, it is said, died of grief A letter from Lt. Alfred R. Glover to a friend, describing his experiences as a soldier and views on the war. This letter was written shortly after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and just before Glover's own death.
Creator:
Glover, Alfred Richardson
Date:
March 30, 1863
Format:
Documents
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Boston Medical Library
Series:
Boston Medical Library
Subjects:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life
Extent:
excerpt (2 pages) from letter
Link to Item:
http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6094
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Language:
English
Identifier:
DigID0001639