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John H. B. Jenkins Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 01081
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1862 March 16-June 5, of John H. B. Jenkins (of the 40th New York Infantry) to Mary A. Benjamin, Smyrna, Del., describing camp life and the progress of the war especially in the battle of Fair Oaks and conditions in Hampton, Va.
3 items.
Dates:
1862
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Robert H. Crist Letter to P. M. Crist
Collection
Identifier: SC 01111
Scope and Contents
Letter, 1862 February 26, between Robert H. Crist, a private in the 21st Indiana Volunteers, to his father, P.M. Crist, during the American Civil War. Crist writes about camp life around Fort Monroe, Virginia, soldiers sleeping in stables, being able to see rebels across the river and observing there are no towns there except camps.
Dates:
1862 February 26
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center