Letter
Scope and Contents
Four page letter from Knox from Hampton, Va. near Fortress Monroe to his wife, Sarah in Ddanbury, Connecticut. He was attached to the 1st Regiment of the Connecticut Volunteers and was involved in the push to take the peninsula under McClellan's Division. His letter describes to rubble Hampton was reduced to after their shelling and anticipates that the Army would move through Yorktown and take control of it by nightfall. He also anticipated that the Army would take Richmond quickly. The remainder of his letter regards instructions to his wife regarding paint brushes (Knox was a painter in Danbury) and where to direct her letters when she next writes to him. A transcription accompanies this letter.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 April 5
Creator
- From the Collection: Knox, Andrew (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.01 Linear Feet
Language
English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository