Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his mother, 1864 February 9

Collection Name:

Brigham Family Papers

Title:

Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his mother, 1864 February 9

Creator:

Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2016.107

Object ID:

2016.107.19.01

Date:

1864/02/09

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Charles L. Brigham at Camp Burnside in Point Isabel, Kentucky, to his mother, dated February 9, 1864. In the letter, Brigham tells his mother not to send him money to buy food, as boats have made it up river with rations. He tells her that he and some 200 other men helped unload the boats. He also describes his quarters at camp, which is made with logs and has a fire.

Subjects:

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

Locations:

Kentucky

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