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John Bruke Letters

Union Navy soldier | Civil War

Letter from John Burke to his friend Layward December 25th, 1861

Letter from John Burke to his friend Layward December 25th, 1861, on  the USS R. R. Cuyler, in Pensacola. John tells Layward about Christmas Dinner ( beef and potatoes), the price won on Ship Island. John also Persauds Layward to enlist in the Union Nave by expressing his wages, and that he just got a raise.

He signed as John Burk asking about news from back home 

Last updated on Nov 29, 2022 11:27 AM