Letter from Charles H. Phelps to Sophia E. Phelps, 1862 August 10
- Collection Name:
- Mike Pride Civil War Collection, 1775-1927
- Title:
- Letter from Charles H. Phelps to Sophia E. Phelps, 1862 August 10
- Creator:
- Phelps, Charles H., 1842-1863
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2015.001
- Object ID:
- 2015.001.001.016.005
- Date:
- 1862/08/10
- 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 in Harrisons Landing, VA, to his sister Sophia E. Phelps in Amherst, NH, dated August 10, 1862. In the letter, Charles states he has not received a letter from Sophia in some time and hopes one comes soon. He goes on to tell that it has been quiet lately and the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry had a little fighting on Tuesday and caught quite a few rebel prisoners, which would have been more if the general had not been drunk. Charles also discusses available food and men in the regiments; noting two from Amherst have recently died.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Death , Military life
- Locations:
- Harrisons Landing, VA
Amherst, NH - Organizations:
- United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)
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- 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:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 1
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