Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his father, 1863 March 17

Collection Name:

Brigham Family Papers

Title:

Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his father, 1863 March 17

Creator:

Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2016.107

Object ID:

2016.107.11.04

Date:

1863/03/17

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his father, dated March 17, 1863. In the letter, Charles writes that he is feeling better than he has since leaving Concord. He says that a division of his regiment has left for Suffolk and that "there will be some fighting within six or seven week by the army of the potomac." He also writes that he knows he has not seen the hardest times of the war yet, and that he will see fighting soon enough.

Subjects:

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

Locations:

Newport News, VA
Nashua, NH

People:

Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864 , Brigham, Charles A., 1815-1899

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