Stone, E. Wyman, fl. 1861-1865 to dear wife
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02182.09 Author/Creator: Stone, E. Wyman, fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 July 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 26.2 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
In their current quarters there is no water except from the well so they passed by Cambridge where the the 16th regiments was stationed. They had plenty of water. He describes an examination they had to undergo in which they they stripped naked and someone looked them over "like a jockey would a horse." Written in Camp Lincoln
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