1863 Civil War Soldier Letter Fort Greble Defense Washington DC Soldiers Dying
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:130015 |
This is a great 3 page handwritten letter from a civil war soldier while at Fort Greble in Washington, DC from 1863. It says in part: I like soldiering first rate, I like it a great deal better than I expected to I should like it better if I could be at home at nights. This would be very pleasant…I have been a little homesick for 2 or 3 days….The boys are generally well, James Whitney sends his respects, Sylvester is dead and gone no more to be with us h...ere on earth, he died very suddenly i did not know he was sick until the morning he died, Oh how lonely I am…
