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

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GLC#
GLC04558.068-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
February 15, 1863
Author/Creator
Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918
Title
To his wife
Place Written
Newport News, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 11.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Furloughs, rations (mentions receiving soft bread for the first time in five and a half months), says that they subsist on coffee and crackers while marching, reports a CT soldier discharged for cutting his throat from ear-to-ear because he was detailed too often for guard duty. Hopes for peace convention.

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