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Stahl Letter


Author: Peter Stahl (1801-1881), Snyder County, Pennsylvania. Drafted into 172 Regiment Company A on 28 October 1862

Dates: 6 Apr 1863

Topics: American Civil War

Brief description: Letter written by William Gift as dictated by Peter Stahl. Letter sent to his wife.

Repository: Muddy Creek Library, Ephrata, Pennsylvania

Transcription: [reprinted with permission] Sauer, Walter. "'Ein grus an dig meine liebe frau': A Civil War Letter From a Pennsylvania German Soldier to His Wife", in Preserving Heritage: A Festschrift for C. Richard Beam (Yearbook for German-American Studies Supplemental Issue Volume 2), edited by Joshua R. Brown and Leroy T. Hopkins, 67-76. Lawrence, KS: The Society for German-American Studies, 2006.

Additional documents: Original sample

​Citation: Stahl, Peter. Stahl Letter, transl. Walter Sauer. From Heritage Language Corpora. http://www.heritagelanguagecorpora.org/

Stahl letter transcription, 6 Apr 1863
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