Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865 to Father
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.08.20 Author/Creator: Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 October 1861 Pagination: 6 p. : envelope ; 20.2 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy
Writes from Camp Pierpont, Virginia. Recounts to him, "you heard of the battle of Balls Bluff where the Rebels were victorious. They killed about 600 men altogether... besides the prisoners they took." Also reports that they caught the traitor, a clerk from the War Department, who had defeated General George McClellan's plans of taking Munson Hill. States that "if we had stayed 24 hours longer we would all been killed or taken Prisinors." Confesses, "I made no attempt to vote as I aint of age." First 4 pages of letter written on stationery with a image of red, white, and blue image of woman holding a flag in the top left corner. Fifth page of letter written on stationery, 18.2 x 11.2 cm., with a red and blue border and a small image of a woman and the words, "Union and Prosperity" in the top left corner.
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