Logan, William (fl. 1862-1863) to Sallie Logan
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.12.05 Author/Creator: Logan, William (fl. 1862-1863) Place Written: Warrenton, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 July 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 27 x 21.7 cm. Order a Copy
Starts letter to his wife by telling her how happy he was to receive two letters from her, considering it had been so long and he was worried that she was sick or dead. Mentions that he received them yesterday, first he'd heard since "Stonemans Switch." Reports that they have been encamped for two days getting clothes for men, noting that one man did not even have shoes or socks. Tells her "My pet Pegro did not run of we got lost apart in Washington he is to good a Nigger for dat as evidence I owe him more than he took from me was worth..." Printed on Camp Chase, 21st Regiment Letterhead, which was done by Rosenthal's Lith with an image depicting a graveyard.
William Logan enlisted on 16 September 1862 as a Captain and commissioned into the "C" Co. PA 84th Infantry. He was discharged on 28 August 1863.
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