Wolcott, Laurens W., fl. 1861-1865 to Mother

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GLC#
GLC00653.11.05-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 23, 1865
Author/Creator
Wolcott, Laurens W., fl. 1861-1865
Title
to Mother
Place Written
Savannah, Georgia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 21 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

The letter discusses that the third and fourth division of their corps broke up camp and crossed the river to Hutchinson Island. Bad times ensued for the third division. 300 mules were drowned and the wagons overflowed.

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