Flinn, John William, fl. 1863-1893 to A.M. Flinn
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04573.04 Author/Creator: Flinn, John William, fl. 1863-1893 Place Written: Fredericksburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 August 1863 Pagination: 4 p. ; 22.6 x 17.5 cm. Order a Copy
Spent three weeks as a prisoner at Fort Delaware. Has not heard from his family since he returned to camp. While at Fort Delaware, his father had come to camp to visit and went home without knowing the fate of his son. He discusses the losses from Battle of Gettysburg, " the hardest battle that has ever been fought on this continent," and lists a page and a half of friends and comrades who lost their lives in Pennsylvania. Flinn was ill during the battle. Written along the Rapidan River
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