Brevet General Frederick Starring (46th and 72nd Illinois) War date ALS front and back. Starring writes to his 16-year-old sister.
Columbus, Kentucky, July 14, 1862
my dear sister Sarah,
I send you two Cartes de visite. They are very poorly taken but you can cut
the one for you so it will fit your locket. I will have some better ones
shortly and will then send each of my dear sisters one.
I hope you are learning to write fast for
I anticipate great pleasure in receiving letters from you. I know you will
write good letters when you are older for your descriptive powers are good and
perhaps you are more studious than your sisters. You must read your letter to
sister Mary, so it may answer for a letter to her too. Love to all hastily,
brother Fred.