Number of Pages
28
Date
1861-1865

Captain Everard Bierer writes a series of twelve letters to Eli Slifer, the Secretary of the Commonwealth under Governor Andrew Curtin, regarding the assembly and movement of army troops, the transportation of said troops, and requests for promotion. Bierer also mentions dealing with the War Department in Washington DC and health concerns as a result of "much hard Marching on foot." Transcripts included.

Time Period
Location
MC 2003.4, B1, F18
Origin
Gift of Edwin G. Dill
Letters from Everard Bierer to Eli Slifer