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The Delaware Public Archives (DPA) has released the following announcement<\/a> about the digitization of the Abram H. Draper Collection, a holding that contains Civil War letters, poetry, and correspondence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DPA writes: “The Abram H. Draper Collection consists of 34 unique pieces of correspondence, including letters and poetry from Sergeant Abram H. Draper to his wife Anna M. Wiley Draper during the American Civil War. The content of this collection offers a detailed description of Draper\u2019s time while on guard and picket duty, everyday details of the life of a Union soldier in the United States Army from 1861 \u2013 1863. The collection also includes correspondence to and from members of Draper\u2019s extended family, as well as letters and documents to Anna notifying her of his death on January 22, 1863, from typhoid fever at Camp Gilpins, Virginia.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draper was born in New York City, but made his way to Delaware where he enlisted in the 1st Delaware Regiment, a 90-day unit of volunteers. Later he enlisted in Company A, 4th Delaware Infantry Regiment as a sergeant. The majority of his time was on guard duty in Virginia, according to the DPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to view the Draper collection of Civil War letters at the DPA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Civil War letter from the Abram H. Draper collection at the Delaware Public Archives. (Photo Credit: Delaware Public Archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Delaware Public Archives (DPA) has released the following announcement about the digitization of the Abram H. Draper Collection, a holding that contains Civil War letters, poetry, and correspondence. DPA writes: “The Abram H. Draper Collection consists of 34 unique pieces of correspondence, including letters and poetry from Sergeant Abram H. 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