Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his father, 1863 July 6

Collection Name:

Brigham Family Papers

Title:

Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his father, 1863 July 6

Creator:

Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2016.107

Object ID:

2016.107.14.01

Date:

1863/07/06

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his father, dated July 6, 1863. In the letter, Charles says he spent the Fourth of July on guard all day. He says he is eating well, with "black berries hard tact raw salt pork" and some men killed over a hundred hogs, sheep and cattle to eat. He also writes that Vicksburg was taken on July 4, with 27,000 Confederate soldiers and 280 cannons captured.

Subjects:

Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns , United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865) , Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863

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