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Nathaniel V. Watkins, New Kent County, Virginia to Nannie V. Watkins, 1862 May 13

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id105251

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Now in the Army of the Peninsula, the Grand Army; describes various activities such as listening to sermons, visiting acquaintances in surrounding camps, bathing, and drilling; says his company has been divided into two-- one half, including our boys, to be left artillery, the other armed with muskets; mentions 18th Virginia Company and 23rd North Carolina Company; describes sight of six or seven thousand men on drill; reports that they are having an easier time in Light Artillery than the infantry have; knows nothing about whereabouts of army.

Dates

  • Creation: 1862 May 13

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Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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Extent

From the Collection: 2.00 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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