- GLC#
- GLC03523.08.16-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 11 September 1861
- Author/Creator
- Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865
- Title
- to Sister
- Place Written
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Pagination
- 4 p. : envelope Height: 18.2 cm, Width: 22.5 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Informs his sister that they have returned to their old camp ground in Georgetown. Describes a recent battle they fought, "on the other side of the Potomac," relaying stories of "balls a whizzing through the air." Reports that during the battle they received a dispatch from General Nathaniel Banks, but the Rebels did not cross the river again. Reports that he should be home for Christmas. Written on red and blue bordered stationery with a small image of a woman and the words, "Union and Prosperity" in the top left corner.
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