Letter from Calvin M. Burbank to Henry H. Gerrish, 1861 September 3

Collection Name:

Calvin M. Burbank Correspondence

Title:

Letter from Calvin M. Burbank to Henry H. Gerrish, 1861 September 3

Creator:

Burbank, Calvin M., 1832-1866

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2024.076

Object ID:

2024.076.02

Date:

1861/09/03

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

Enligsh

Scope and Content:

Letter from Calvin M. Burbank to Henry H. Gerrish, dated September 3, 1861 from Bladesburg, Maryland. The letter is addressed to West Yard, New Hampshire. Calvin has not written earlier as he fears his letters would not be acceptable. The camp received fruit and New Hampshire donuts. He writes that the boys are 'not at all discouraged at our late defeat', though the sight of mangled bodies and the sounds of the wounded grate on the company. He and some others exchanged clothes for fresh fruit with African American fruit sellers on the side of the road.

Subjects:

Correspondence, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Food, Battles, Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861, Wounds and injuries

Locations:

Bladensburg, MD

People:

Gerrish, Henry, Burbank, Calvin M., 1832-1866

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Steve Duprey.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item