Ticknor, Horace L., 1836-1864 to his family
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.30.02 Author/Creator: Ticknor, Horace L., 1836-1864 Place Written: Columbus, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 March 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23.7 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy
Ticknor writes to his family from camp in Columbus, Kentucky. Reports they just received marching orders to board a transport and go down the Mississippi River with seven gun boats and twenty-five mortars. Anticipates a fight with two rebel gunboats on the river they have surrounded. Mentions their victory in New Madrid, Missouri. Encloses "... a few sesesh notions that I got in Columbus."
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