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Lieut. in 75th Illinois Vols. [decimalized]

1861-1865 ca.

Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877

GLC03858.02
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Autograph letter signed

Lieut. in 75th Illinois Vols. [word processed inventory available]

13 October 1862

Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877

Henry has been in one fight and it was a victory though 42 men were killed and 161 wounded in his regiment. He expects another fight this afternoon. The Confederates left without burying their dead and the men can barely walk around camp "at night...

GLC03858.02.01
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Autograph letter signed

to sister

31 October 1862

Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877

It is difficult to find water on march as the streams have all dried up; the river they are camped by is the first running water he has seen since they crossed the Ohio. He read a letter from his father to John and found it most encouraging. The...

GLC03858.02.02
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Autograph letter signed

to sister

8 November 1862

Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877

Henry has been on the march since he last wrote and expects to be for some time to come. There are about 40,000 troops there and more are always arriving. They killed fourteen men in a skirmish with Morgan's Cavalry.

GLC03858.02.03
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Autograph letter signed

to sister

11 November 1862

Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877

He estimates that two-thirds of the company is sick though he boasts that "since I joined the army I have had better health [than] I ever had before." The Cavalry had a skirmish with the Confederates and the Union forces took 2,00 head of cattle...

GLC03858.02.04

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