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Title	Burnett, James A., Letters
Creator	Burnett, James A.
Description	A small collection of letters from Burnett, written during his Civil War service in Tennessee and Louisiana, to his wife, Rebecca Jane, of Osage County, Missouri; also her pension application papers filed after his death. Burnett enrolled in Co H 26th Regiment of Missouri Volunteers at St. Louis on September 20, 1862; was mustered in on October 26, 1862 at Benton Barracks; and died in a field hospital near Vicksburg, of remittent fever/chronic diarrhea on June 19 or 20, 1863. He had a one year old son, Marcus Lafayette Burnett, at home at the time of his death. Letters discuss the poor management of the war, the poor health of his regiment, displeasure of his regiment with the formation of negro regiments, and his wife�s struggles at home.
Subject.LCSH	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence Military pensions--United States--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects.
Keywords	Civil War; Soldiers; Burnett, James A.; Burnett, Rebecca Jane; Missouri Volunteers; Osage County, Missouri; Health; Troop movement.
Original Format	Manuscript (document genre)
Collection Number	1939_Burnett, James A., Letters
Collection Name	Burnett, James A., Letters
Language	eng
Contributing Institution	Osage County Historical Society
Publisher	The State Historical Society of Missouri
Rights	This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). It may not be cited without acknowledgment to Osage County Historical Society.

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Creator	Burnett, James A.
Date Original	[1862]-11-23
Geographic Coverage	Lafayette County, Tenn.
Temporal Coverage	1862
Description	A small collection of letters from Burnett, written during his Civil War service in Tennessee and Louisiana, to his wife, Rebecca Jane, of Osage County, Missouri; also her pension application papers filed after his death. Burnett enrolled in Co H 26th Regiment of Missouri Volunteers at St. Louis on September 20, 1862; was mustered in on October 26, 1862 at Benton Barracks; and died in a field hospital near Vicksburg, of remittent fever/chronic diarrhea on June 19 or 20, 1863. He had a one year old son, Marcus Lafayette Burnett, at home at the time of his death. Letters discuss the poor management of the war, the poor health of his regiment, displeasure of his regiment with the formation of negro regiments, and his wife�s struggles at home.
Subject.LCSH	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence Military pensions--United States--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects.
Keywords	Civil War; Soldiers; Burnett, James A.; Burnett, Rebecca Jane; Missouri Volunteers; Osage County, Missouri; Health; Troop movement.
Original Format	Manuscript (document genre)
Collection Number	1939_Burnett, James A., Letters
Collection Name	Burnett, James A., Letters
Language	eng
Contributing Institution	Osage County Historical Society
Publisher	The State Historical Society of Missouri
Rights	This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). It may not be cited without acknowledgment to Osage County Historical Society.
Transcription	[image of men shaking hands in circle with words "UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL", images of men with guns on either side of circle] Lafayette County, Tenn November 23th, 186_ Dear Companion it tis thrue the Murceys of god that I am blesst this Sabeth Morning to Drope you A few liens to [letters stricken] let you no that I am Well at this time hoping when these few liens comes to hand tha May find you and famly Well and dooing Well Jane I have [M" stricken] nothing Mutch to Write to you this time only to let you hear from Me often I Wold be glad to See you all and be at home tell I cold get A good Mess

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