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Letter from James Graham to sister Agnes, Richmond, VA, April 13, 1865

MLA citation style
Graham, J. “Letter From James Graham To Sister Agnes, Richmond, Va, April 13, 1865”. no date. Historical And Genealogical Society Of Indiana, Pa, 1865Apr. .
APA citation style
Graham, J. (1865). Letter from James Graham to sister Agnes, Richmond, VA, April 13, 1865. Historical And Genealogical Society Of Indiana, Pa. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aaiupa-cw_199
Chicago citation style
Graham, James. “Letter From James Graham To Sister Agnes, Richmond, Va, April 13, 1865”. Historical And Genealogical Society Of Indiana, Pa, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Indiana, Pennsylvania in the Civil War, April 13, 1865. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aaiupa-cw_199.
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Title

Letter from James Graham to sister Agnes, Richmond, VA, April 13, 1865

Subject

Graham, James--Correspondence. Graham, James--Military service. United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 206th (1864-1865)--Biography. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life--Union--Personal narratives. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Surrenders. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans. Richmond (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources.

Description

This is a letter from James Graham to his sister Agnes while in Richmond, Virginia dated April 13, 1865. He mentions the wet weather and that the mail has started coming so that soon his regiment will soon receive their letters. He writes that they have had duty but it has not been as hard as picket duty. He is guarding an old Secessionist's house against looters and, although the old man treats him with civility, he does not trust a Secessionist. He believes they will be going home soon and that there will not be any more fighting because General Lee and Johnston have surrendered. [Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865]. He notes that his regiment had the first African Americans in Richmond, [the 25th Corps were African American troops. The 206th was recognized officially as the first regiment to enter Richmond after Lee's surrender.]

Creator

Graham, James

Date

April 13, 1865

Time Period Covered

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Digital Format

application/pdf

Identifier

GC53

Source

Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana, PA

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Contact

For additional information contact: The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, PA, 621 Wayne Avenue, Indiana, Pa 15701, 724-463-9606. Email ichistoricalsociety@gmail.com.

Contributing Institution

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.