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Box Small Collections Box 15

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Letter from David Wilkie to Mr. Morton, undated

 Item — Box: Small Collections Box 15, Folder: 1, Object: 14
Identifier: id534
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D. Wilkie, Kensington [London], to Mr. [?] Morton. Is sending two pictures; will call on him the day after Tuesday.

Dates: undated

Cassimere Churchill, Headquarters, Camp Fenton, to unknown recipient, 1862 March 11-19

 Item — Box: Small Collections Box 15, Folder: 1, Object: 14
Identifier: cuid307
Scope and Contents Partial Letter. Cassimere writes of the march to Manassas and Baileys Crossroads. He walked around Manassas. Someone brought back "a couple secesh cats" to camp. Some men got drunk and murdered their prisoners. He served guard duty. He notes, "we have an Austrian rifle to drill with..." Order to march to Alexandria at 1 am. When they arrived without their tents, Colonel told them to break ranks and find a place to stay. He describes the house he found. He writes of "sitting in a sesesh...
Dates: 1862 March 11-19