Thomas J. Woodward Letter to his Sister
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Scope and Contents
Letter from Thomas J. Woodward, on the Iron Clad "Atlanta", James River, Va, to his sister about fighting along the James River against the Rebels. "...a brief accounty of how I am getting along up here among the Rebels. The "Atlanta" has been the great stand by or in other words the Iron Clad reserve when there is trouble any where...I am now laying close up under the fire of two heavy Rebel Beteris but concealed from them by a lump of trees..." " I can see all the spires in Richmond and the lower front of the city..." February 28, 1865.
Dates
- Creation: 1865 February 28
Language of Materials
English
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Biographical Information:
Extent
0.01 Linear Foot
Acquisition Information:
Purchase with Presson Fund.
Subject
- Atlanta (Ironclad) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Thomas J. Woodward Letter to his Sister
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
- Date
- 2012-08-06
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository