Letter, John H. B. Jenkins to Mary A. Benjamin , 1862 May 17

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Letter, 1862 May 17, John H. B. Jenkins to Mary A. Benjamin

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Scope and Contents

Letter from J.H.B. Jenkins, Cumberland Landing on Pamunkey River, 12 Miles from West Point, Virginia, to Mary Benjamin, Smyrna, Delaware. Jenkins provides a Union soldier's (serving in the 40th New York regiment) description of the Battle of Williamsburg including sketches of the Federal battle position near Fort Magruder; the ineffectiveness of Austrian rifles; a drawing of wagons used by the Confederate army; a description of Jamestown; the promotion of Philip Kearny; and the arrest of Thomas Washington Egan and Charles Smith Hamilton.

Dates

Creation: 1862 May 17

Creator

From the Collection: Hoar, Henry C., 1899-1977 (Person)

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