Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his father, 1863 February 11
- Collection Name:
- Brigham Family Papers
- Title:
- Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his father, 1863 February 11
- Creator:
- Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2016.107
- Object ID:
- 2016.107.10.03
- Date:
- 1863/02/11
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his father, dated February 11, 1863. In the letter, Charles tells his father his regiment is being sent to Newport News, Virginia. He says that he enjoys being in the regiment, but there are "only four hundred men fit for duty out of the one hundred & fifty we had when we left Concord." Charles also says his regiment will be in command of George E. Ambrose and that they were the "first to cross the bridge at [Antietam]."
- Subjects:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Transportation , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns , United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865)
- Locations:
- Newport News, VA
- Organizations:
- United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865)
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- Credit Line:
- Gift in memory of Richard Bean Law and George B. Law arranged by Jerrilee Cain.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 1
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