Letter from Charles Nutter to cousin, 1864 September 20

Collection Name:

Nutter Family Correspondence, 1864-1879

Title:

Letter from Charles Nutter to cousin, 1864 September 20

Creator:

Nutter, Charles

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2002.066 (m)

Object ID:

2002.066.004

Date:

1864/09/20

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Civil War letter from Charles Nutter near Strasburg to his cousin, dated September 20, 1864. In the letter, Nutter tells he is officially in the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Corps, of the 14th New Hampshire Company E Volunteers. He goes on to apologize for his writing, but he is still shaken from the battles he has been in. He goes on to describe the battles, noting approximately how many of his company died, and discusses coming across hundreds of wounded and dying boys as they were moving to the next location. Nutter ends the letter by stating he hopes the letter "doesn't scare the children, but this is real war."

Subjects:

Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Health , Military life , Prisoners of war

People:

Nutter, Charles

Organizations:

United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865)

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of Jeffrey S. Dowers and family.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item