Bingham, George F., fl. 1861-1862 to Lucretia Bingham

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GLC#
GLC03607.02-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
3 January 1862
Author/Creator
Bingham, George F., fl. 1861-1862
Title
to Lucretia Bingham
Place Written
Williamsport, Maryland
Pagination
3 p. : + env.
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Comments, "The Rebels Show themselves once in a While along the banks of the River but they all leave as soon as We give them a shot they Will not fight unless they have the advantage and then they fight like Bull Dogs and I whish that they were all in the Oven of the Eavel [evil] One and a good Fire under the Same." On patriotic stationery with the title "Onward." Featuring a young woman holding a flag and pointing forward. The woman wears a "flag" dress, has long flowing hair and is barefooted. The dates 1776 and 1861 appear on either side of the woman. Date inferred from content.

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