Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901 to Sanondess Jenks
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.030 Author/Creator: Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 12, 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy
Describing a battle to his wife, Sanondess, Captain Jenks states that "the rebels have directly in our front an eight inch Columbiad gun … they fired every fifteen minutes from this gun all day …" Written at Fort Sedgwick
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