Dodge, Nelson E., fl. 1862-1864 to Esther Ann Kinney
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02162.04 Author/Creator: Dodge, Nelson E., fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: Williamsport, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 September 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 23.8 cm, Width: 18.2 cm Order a Copy
re: Dodge asks Kinney to "send me a shirt by mail" made of blue flannel. He also describes the two battles in which he fought: the Seven Days Battles [June 25-July 1, 1862] and the Second Battle of Bull run [August 1862]. The fight at Malvern Hill on the seventh day of the Seven Days Battles [July 1, 1862] clearly affected Dodge. He writes, "the field was all covered with dead…that night the wounded cride for help, but we could not help them."
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