Captain Albern H. Barber was the commanding officer of Company G. Following the death of Charles A. Bunnell on March 29, 1865, he wrote the following letter to William H. Bunnell of Marathon, New York.
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Camp of the 185th
Wm Bunnell Apr 19Dear Friend- Will you please forward The enclosed letter to your brothers wife. I would have written before this but this is the first day since his death that I have been able to get a chance to write with pen and ink Your brother was a splendid soldier. He did his whole duty whether in camp or field and when he fell a brave man died.
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Charles E. Bunnell, the contributor of this letter, reports that he does not know the whereabouts of the letter which had been enclosed. He assumes that it was a letter from the Captain to the widow.
File created: April 13, 1999.
File modified: September 5, 2002; December 28, 2002.
All rights of this letter reside with:
Charles E. Bunnell
9318 Farewell Ct.,
La Plata, MD 20646
(301) 392-3899
The material is used with his permission.
Yours Truly
