Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 to Rebecca Frick

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Type
Letters
Date
30 September 1864
Author/Creator
Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
Title
to Rebecca Frick
Place Written
Bermuda Hundred, Virginia
Pagination
6 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written to his aunt, Mrs. George A. Frick (Rebecca Frick). Has marched to the north bank of the James River, advanced on Signal Hill and captured Fort Harrison. Reports heavy skirmishing with a large number of casualties. Asks his aunt for a newspaper account of the recent battle.

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