Kean, W.B.M., fl. 1861-1862 to Father
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04188.02 Author/Creator: Kean, W.B.M., fl. 1861-1862 Place Written: Port Royal Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 12, 1861 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; 20 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy
A letter from son to father detailing the son joining the ship the Savannah after leaving the Connecticut.
The year estimate is based on mention of the Fort Pickins affair in the letter. Fort Pickins was one of the only southern forts that remained in Union control for the whole of the civil war. The "affair" mentioned might be when Fort Pickins was taken by the union on Januray 10 1861.
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