Knox, Andrew, 1835-? to Sarah Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.20.01 Author/Creator: Knox, Andrew, 1835-? Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 April 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 24.3 cm Order a Copy
Knox writes to his wife from the trenches at Yorktown. Reports he has been sick for three days due to the constant rain. Expresses appreciation for her constant love in his absence. Mentions the enemy's fort at Gloucester point and constant shelling. Encloses a "specimen" of Southern money. Asks if she received the forty dollars he sent by express.
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