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Neafie, Theodore F., fl. 1861-1877 to: sister Carrie.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07164.49 Author/Creator: Neafie, Theodore F., fl. 1861-1877 Place Written: Stevensburgh, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: 1863/12/10 Pagination: Folio, 4 p. : Order a Copy

Details of the town of Stevensburgh and General Meade. Mentions the rumor of a possible furlough, and complains at the lack of correspondence from home.
Written in a camp near Stevensburgh, Virginia

Neafie, Theodore Frelinghuysen, 1845-1879
Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872

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