Showing Collections: 1 - 1 of 1
Charles P. Shepard Letter
Collection
Identifier: SC 00021
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a letter written by Charles P. Shepard, a private in Co. E, 1st United States and a member of Berdan's Sharpshooters, to his parents during the Siege of Yorktown. The writer describes the food given to the soldiers, artillery shelling, and the prospect of a coming battle.
Dates:
1862 April 12
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center