Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.055 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Camp near Fredericksburg, [Virginia] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 November 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 23.5 x 18 cm. Order a Copy
Rainy weather, rebels hold city, rebel pickets taunting about election, Bull Run and Antietam; Colonel courtmartialed twice for drunkenness but cleared, Colonel and regiment's surgeon trying to get regiment out of battle area, soldiers mutilating themselves to get discharged, Italian soldier bayoneting a fellow Italian, with final note dated 11/24 3 AM regarding marching orders. Signature followed by postscript "The orders to march today is countermanded 5 oclock A.M." The letter is continued on October 24th.
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