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Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 to Rebecca Frick

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02016.053 Author/Creator: Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 Place Written: White House, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 1864 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

Written to his aunt, Mrs. George A. Frick (Rebecca Frick). He writes that he is stiff and sore from a seventeen-mile march from Cold Harbor to Whitehouse. Updates his aunt on the locations of the various corps. Reports on rumors that the 18th corps will be going back to Bermuda Hundred and the rest will be making another one of Grant's flanks towards the north bank of the James River. the men were met by calls and taunts from the enemy and responded with "volies of musketry, grape, camister, and shrapinel." Is looking forward to moving to a new camp, possibly in the North or South of the James River. Complains that their current location is very accessible to the rebel sharpshooters who sit up in the trees. Reports that another man in the company, John Groner, was wounded in the neck, bringing the total number to fourteen men that have been wounded since arriving at Whitehouse. Tells his aunt that he was almost killed by a shot to the head, but the bullet went through his cap instead. Reports another instance where he was almost killed. States he is getting quite good at dodging and throwing himself to the ground.

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
Frick, Rebecca, fl. 1803-1862

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