Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his mother, 1863 August 4

Collection Name:

Brigham Family Papers

Title:

Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his mother, 1863 August 4

Creator:

Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2016.107

Object ID:

2016.107.14.04

Date:

1863/08/04

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his mother, dated August 4, 1863. In the letter, Charles states all of the regiments are very diminished due to illness and death, and that "this is one of the most unhealthy climates in the South." He also notes that in thirteen days, he will have been enlisted for one year. However, due to the hardships he has encountered, he feels "instead of one it has been ten." The letter is also dated August 12 and 17, when Charles is on a transport ship heading back up river. He writes that the boat is "an old and rotten one and it leaked bad."

Subjects:

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

Locations:

Mississippi

People:

Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864 , 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