Letter from Charles Phelps to Sophia E. Phelps, 1862 June 27
- Collection Name:
- Mike Pride Civil War Collection, 1775-1927
- Title:
- Letter from Charles Phelps to Sophia E. Phelps, 1862 June 27
- Creator:
- Phelps, Charles H., 1842-1863
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2015.001
- Object ID:
- 2015.001.001.016.004
- Date:
- 1862/06/27
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Charles H. Phelps of the 5th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in Fair Oaks, VA, to his sister Sophia E. Phelps in Amherst, NH, dated June 27, 1862. In the letter, Charles tells his sister they are still holding the front line and that they have been hearing fighting on both the right and left for days. He goes on to tell of the casualties in the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, stating they had sixty men killed or wounded. A second letter written in pencil on the last page is dated July 4, 1862, and in it Charles notes he is well, but they have been under fire for six days.
- Locations:
- Fair Oaks, VA
Amherst, NH - Organizations:
- United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)
United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) - Terms of Use:
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- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 1
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