Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife

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GLC#
GLC04558.022-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
3 May 1862
Author/Creator
Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918
Title
To his wife
Place Written
Roanoke Island, North Carolina
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 12 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Clothing, trimming his hair, shell-collecting, "I hope that McClellan will bag the whole nest of rebels at Yorktown...." Describes how he drills with equipment and mentions a Burnside order "directing us to inscribe on our colors the words Camden April 19th 1862." [See letter #20] Written at Camp Dickinson.

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