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Summary Information
James Pillar Papers 1862-1863
UWM Manuscript Collection 80
.1 cubic ft. (2 folders)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Collection contains letters written by James Pillar, a member of Company B, 21st Regiment Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War, to his parents covering the dates September 1862 to September 1863. The letters provide information about the everyday life of a soldier, such as standing guard, marching, and being transported to new locations. Three letters written to the Pillar family by Pillar's chaplain and officers explain how James was fatally wounded in the battle at Chickamauga 20 September 1863. The Milwaukee Public Library staff transcribed the letters written by James, and the collection contains the transcriptions and the original letters. English
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