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David R. Everett Letter
Collection
Identifier: SC 00375
Content Description
Letter dated 1862 April 18 from Camp on Chessman's Creek addressed to his parents. Everett was in "I" company of the 7th New Jersey Volunteers, 3rd Brigade of Hooker's Division. He describes his unit's travel to Norfolk and then the Yorktown area and the anticipation of a hard battle with the Confederate troops who are assumed to be numerous and well fortified.
Dates:
1862 April 18
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Edward T. Penny Letter
Collection
Identifier: SC 00373
Dates:
1863-04-19
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
George L. Hersum Letters
Collection
Identifier: SC 00354
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters written by George L. Hersum, Sergeant in the 5th New Hampshire Infantry, Company A, to his wife, while he was stationed in or near Alexandria, Richmond, Yorktown, Harrison's Landing, and Falmouth, Virginia.
Dates:
1862-1863
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center