Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his father and mother, 1862 October 9

Collection Name:

Brigham Family Papers

Title:

Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his father and mother, 1862 October 9

Creator:

Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2016.107

Object ID:

2016.107.08.03

Date:

1862/10/09

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Charles L. Brigham in Frederick, Maryland, to his father and mother dated October 9, 1862. In the letter, Charles states that he is still recovering in the hospital from dysentery, but is now able to walk around the gardens. He states that he is in the "best room in the hospital" with nine other men; two wounded in the shoulder, one in the head, one in the arm, and the rest are sick. He also says that he has send them a verbenas that has a red bloom.

Subjects:

Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865)

Locations:

Frederick, MD

People:

Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864 , Brigham, Charles A., 1815-1899 , Fairbanks, Eliza Ann, 1816-1900

Organizations:

United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865)

Terms of Use:

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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