Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection contains nine wartime letters written by Alfred Thompson, a soldier in Company H (and later Company A), 49th Pennsylvania Infantry during the American Civil War. Addressed to David Wray (or David Ray), Thompson's letters focus heavily on personal matters. He writes disjointedly, sometimes cryptically, of past misdeeds; he also frequently refers to his duty, his enjoyiment of army life, and the possibility of his death, all while boasting of his skills as a soldier and a...