Scope and content 15 items inlcluding autograph letters, signed, from Peterson to his parents; one letter written on his behalf, but in someone else's hand; and a letter from his cousin commenting on Edward's death in battle on July 7, 1864. Also, a printed circular letter from February 1864 on the imminent departure of the 20th regiment of United States Colored Troops for the South, with information on obtaining a pass to visit them before their departure; a pass for a Mrs. George W. Degroot to visit a...