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Civil War Letter
Isaac Walters1865-04-17
Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
Washington, DC, United States
Private Isaac Walters of Company F, 20th Indiana Infantry sent this condolence letter to his sister-in-law Rachel upon the news David Walters’s death by starvation in a prisoner of war camp. The April 17, 1865 letter also notes intelligence reports that President Lincoln, Secretary Seward and his son were all assassinated.
Museum ID: 1991.0291.102
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Details
- Title: Civil War Letter
- Creator: Isaac Walters
- Date Created: 1865-04-17
- Physical Dimensions: 18.4 × 22.5 cm
- Subject Keywords: Civil War, letter, Isaac Walters
- External Link: Civil War Letter
- Medium: paper; ink
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